A Category 1 Historic Site, 'the Soldiers' Block was built in 1916 to care for returned soldiers suffering shell shock and other war-related neuroses. By Easter 1917, the Soldiers' Block housed...
Now a public cemetery, Birch Hill Cemetery was once a private cemetery for the use of the family, friends and workers of Birch Hill Station, and remains a small cemetery tucked away in the hills...
Compiled by Barry O’Sullivan
Patriotic societies were establishedm throughout the country from 1915, with locally organised committees collecting funds on behalf of sick and wounded...
Diaries and artifacts available
This photograph, credited to J.J. Cameron, appeared in the June 1917 edition of The Review . Sadly, Goodsir, Derrett, Boyd and Adamson all died while on active service.
The Review was...
14/145 W.F. Doubleday
From Bill No.6/483. To "Lil"
View of part of the military parade organised to welcome the French Mission to New Zealand on their visit to Akaroa 9-10 January 1919. This was the only military parade for the mission during...