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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 122 Collections and/or Records:

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
Mount Cook to Tekapo.
Mount Cook to Tekapo.

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

Portrait of Miss Phyllis Dare, Undated

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.1
Scope and Contents

E.C. Foulsham and Banfield (9515 B Rotary Photo) studio portrait of a young woman, her long hair flowing over her shoulders, pictured seated on a 4-legged stool and holding a garland of flowers.

Dates: Undated

Ships moored in harbor at Timaru, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.48
Scope and Contents

View of the docks and the many ships moored in the harbor at Timaru, New Zealand.

Dates: 1910 - 1915
Ships moored in Timaru harbor.
Ships moored in Timaru harbor.
Ships on the Nile.
Ships on the Nile.