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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 68 Collections and/or Records:

Two buddies near a Cairo railway.
Two buddies near a Cairo railway.

Two buddies near a Cairo railway, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.26
Scope and Contents

Two soldiers pose in the sunshine near the tracks and railcars in [Cairo].

Dates: 1910 - 1915

William Hurford Hutchins WWI archive

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-013
Content Description

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 - 1918
Sample pages from the William Hurford Hutchins WWI notebook diary
Sample pages from the William Hurford Hutc...

William Hurford Hutchins WWI notebook diary sample pages

 Digital Image
Identifier: 2007.013.1.1_Hutchins notebook diary sample pages.jpg
Zebras at the Cairo Zoo.
Zebras at the Cairo Zoo.

Zebras at the Cairo Zoo, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.42
Scope and Contents

A view of zebras pictured grazing within their enclosure at the Cairo Zoo.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Zeitoun, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.20
Scope and Contents

View of a street in the suburb of Zeitoun, located outside of Cairo. A handwritten caption reads "Zeitoun harem".

Dates: 1910 - 1915
Zeitoun, Egypt.
Zeitoun, Egypt.