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

Four pocket diaries by Harold S. Sherwin of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade; two photograph albums containing a total of 121 photographs plus a signed portrait of Sherwin; 3 postcards; 2 programmes for races and steeplechases; materials found laid into a book; and typed transcriptions of the diaries.

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.