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Glory in their Eyes
Fighting for King and Country was a calling and an honour, so much so that some fresh-faced young men with glory in their eyes lied about their age and set sail across international waters.
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Glory in their Eyes
26 Apr 2015For many New Zealanders, Gallipoli was to be the biggest adventure of their lives. To them fighting for King and Country was a calling and an honour, fresh-faced young men with glory in their eyes set… Read more Audio, Gallery
New Zealand soldiers, Gallipoli, Turkey. The group includes Geoff Barnett, James Hutcheson, and Bucket Bell. Hutchison, James D :NZEF at Auckland, en route to Middle East, and at Gallipoli. Ref: PA1-o-573-27-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22318467
V Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey. Field, Arthur Nelson : Lantern slides of Gallipoli. Ref: 1/2-C-010056-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22723832
Price, Frederick Llewellyn, 1890-1952. Frederick Price, Frank Baldwin, and fellow soldiers at Gallipoli, Turkey. Price, Susan:Photographs of Gallipoli and New Zealand schools. Ref: PAColl-3291-1-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22720873
Caxton Printing Company (Dunedin, N.Z.). Postcard shows a New Zealand soldier in the Egyptian desert with a pyramid and army tents in the background. He is smiling and looking down at a bottle of Thomson's soda in the foreground. [ca 1915-1918]. [Ephemera relating to soft drinks, carbonated and aerated beverages. 1900s]. Ref: Eph-A-BEVERAGE-Soft-1915-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22509272
A landing party of troops approaching the shore at Gallipoli during World War I. There is a line of five boats that stretch back to the troopship. All of the boats are nearly filled to overflowing capacity. Ref: PA1-o-471-20-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22329537
A boatload of New Zealand soldiers heading for Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Turkey. Other boatloads and the troop transport ship can be seen in the background. Paterson, E B. Ref: PAColl-0914-1-12-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23038645
Landing at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. Smith, A E W :Photographs taken during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915, particularly at Anzac Cove. Ref: PAColl-0063-03. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22696242
Group of New Zealand soldiers, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. Price, Susan:Photographs of Gallipoli and New Zealand schools. Ref: PA1-o-666-26. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23219331
View of ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey. Powles family :Photographs. Ref: PA1-o-811-25-3. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22902591
Scene at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey showing troops and military supplies on the beach and boats moored by the shore. A soldier stands in the foreground, right. Fry, Patricia Susan, 1924- :Photographs and postcards from World War I. Ref: 1/2-092186-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23035438
Dugouts at Wellington Terrace, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, during World War 1, This camp was constructed by Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment.. Read, J C :Images of the Gallipoli campaign. Ref: 1/4-058073-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22628652
A scene on Armistice Day, May 24 1915, in front of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles at the Nek, Gallipoli, Turkey. Armistice day, Gallipoli, Turkey. Powles family :Photographs. Ref: PA1-o-811-23-3. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22861242
Wounded soldiers lying on a rise between North Beach - later site of Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Canterbury Cemetery, near Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey. Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 : Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign. Ref: PA1-o-863-03-5. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23217322
Mining at Quinn's Post, Gallipoli. Hampton, W A, fl 1915 :Photograph album relating to World War I. Ref: 1/2-168806-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22857890
Guy Bridgeman being carried on a stretcher, Gallipoli, Turkey. Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign. Ref: PA1-o-863-03-3. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22876960
Evacuation of the wounded from ANZAC Cove in Gallipoli by boat. Ref: 1/4-008784-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22857505
Canterbury Mounted Rifles upon landing at Mudros, Greece, photographed 14 September 1915 by an unidentified photographer. Show men seated on the shore by the harbour. Lieutenant Colonel G H Stewart is in the foreground. Album page - beneath image: All that was left of the CMR Sept 14th on landing at Mudros. Lt Col G H Stewrt (in command) in foreground.Ref: PA1-o-811-26-3. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22721871
Allfree, Geoffrey Stephen, 1889-1918. Allfree, Geoffrey S, 1889-1918 :[The evacuation of Suvla Bay. The burning of a million pounds worth of stores; last lighter [sic] coming away as dawn broke] 1915.. Ref: A-176-003. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22472297
Unidentified group of veterans alongside Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey, photographed when the Canterbury Mounted Rifles returned in December, 1918 Field-Dodgson, Ernest Robert, 1926-1999 :World War I photograph albums compiled by trooper C L Crowley. Ref: PA1-o-169-21-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22402193
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Transcript and archival audio supplied by Nga Taonga Sound and Vision.
Images from the Alexander Turnbull Library Collection
Web Content: Emma Hart
Additional voices and readings: ‘Bright letter from Gus’ read by: Adrian Mackenzie as Mr W.A. Harte and Jono Regan as Sergeant W.A Gustafson; Voice of naval officer - Howard Sly.