Online exhibitions

Two online exhibitions are available:

From Your Soldier Boy: WWI Postcards from the Puke Ariki archives that were sent and collected during World War I.

"Our Dear Son and Brother": William David Kemp, which tells the story of a soldier who died during the assault at Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli in August 1915.

Audio

The following audio files are in MP3 format.  Windows Media Player or compatible player required.

Excerpt from 'My First 30 Years' by Ralph L. Cross, Royal Naval Division, Cape Helles, Gallipoli

Read transcript

Letter from Lance-Corporal Harry Skinner to his father W.H. Skinner, New Plymouth, 18 August 1915

5min 40sec - 667kb

Letter from Frederick Voitrekovsky to Florinda Journeaux, Hawera, 10 December 1916

3min 37sec - 428kb

Taranaki Stories

W.G. Malone: Tough Man with a Soft Heart

Don tunes into World War II

Boyhood Lost in Birmingham Blitz

Further Taranaki Stories will also appear on the website over the next few weeks. These will reveal the diverse roles and recollections of local people including Major Harry Russell, Iris Latham (a Tui in Egypt during WWII) and Lorna Gayton (WAAF member).

Pathfinder

Click here to view a guide to the ANZAC related resources in Puke Ariki.