Sister Catherine Anne Fox was one of several nurses known in the Waimate area who drowned when the troopship 'Marquette' was sunk by a German torpedo in the Aegean Sea on the 23 October 1915....
The plaque reads…
In commemoration of Nurses I. Clark, M.Gorman, C.Fox. who lost their lives in the service of the Empire on Board H.M.H.S. Marquette torpedoed in the Mediterranean. October...
Cards from the families of Nurse Gorman and Nurse Fox acknowledging the expressions of sympathy from the Waimate County Council. Nurse Catherine Fox and Nurse Mary Gorman died during the sinking...
Compulsory military training was established in New Zealand in 1909, and by 1912 all boys aged 14 and over were required to undertake military drills as Senior Cadets. From the age of 18 to 21...
The Canterbury Mounted Regiment on its march to the troopships watering horses in the River Avon, near Carlton Bridge, Christchurch.
Photos from a collection of glass plate negatives found...
A Squadron, Canterbury Mounted Regiment arriving in Lyttelton from Evans Pass.
Published in the Weekly Press, 30 September, 1914, page 28.
Photos from a collection of glass plate...
The object of this book is to give, in a clear and concise manner, a record of the doings of the Canterbury Regiment of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from its enrolment to its disbandment....
This patriotic demonstration produced the most elaborate procession ever seen in Christchurch, and probably New Zealand. It was fully two miles long, and took 40 minutes in passing a point. The...
This photograph was obtained in the Montreal Street store of Messrs. Pyne and Co., and shows members of the Christchurch Ladies committee engaged in opening and repacking boxes of clothes from all...