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Hutchins, William Hurford

 Person

Biography

A Private serving with the Canterbury Infantry Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Regiment during World War I.

Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:

Heliopolis, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.34-35
Scope and Contents

Two street scenes views of a street in Heliopolis, a suburb of Cairo.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Heliopolis Palace Hotel, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.36
Scope and Contents

Exterior view of the Heliopolis Palace Hotel as seen from a distance.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Lapel war pin, 1918

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.4
Scope and Contents

"Services Rendered and for King and Empire". Bronze lapel war pin [pin missing] with the initials "G.R.[J.]" at the center, topped by the royal crown.

Dates: Issued: 1918

Leaving Aden, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.21
Scope and Contents

Soldiers watch their escort vessel from the deck of their transport as they leave the port city of Aden, headed for New Zealand. Possibly related to images 2007.013.1.2.22, 27 and 38.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Leaving Aden, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.38
Scope and Contents

Soldiers watch their escort vessel from the deck of their transport as they leave the port city of Aden for New Zealand. Related to images 2007.013.1.2.21-22, and 27.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Leaving Aden, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.39
Scope and Contents

Soldiers crowd the deck of their transport, looking out at a large vessel on the water nearby.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Leaving Albany, New Zealand, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.46
Scope and Contents

View of a transport deck crowded with troops serenaded by a band, departing for the war.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Mount Cook car at Tekapo, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.56
Scope and Contents

Passengers wait in an automobile outfitted for a holiday from Mount Cook to Tekapo, New Zealand.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Notebook diary, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.1
Scope and Contents

The personal narrative of Private William Hurford Hutchins, documenting his experiences while on board a troop transport and his military service in Egypt.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Photograph album, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2
Content Description From the Collection:

Archive of Private William Hurford Hutchins of the Canterbury Infantry Battlion, 2nd New Zealand Regiment. Consists of a 181 page handwritten diary with extensive, descriptive entries. Includes photocopied list of wounded, service medallion, and a small photo album containing 59 photographs documenting Hutchins's experiences while in service in Egypt, with a few photos documenting his departure from New Zealand.

Dates: 1910 - 1915