"16th Waikato Regiment, scene of first active service, ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey"
Production date
25 Apr 1915
Description
Photograph of the first landing place of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, April 25th, 1915. Top of (brown) matting bears:- "16th Waikato Regiment / Scene of first active service / ANZAC - Cove - Gallipoli - Turkey". Below photograph:- "The first landing place of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force. April 25th 1915. In the vacinity [sic] of which the company drawn from the regiment made its first gallant stand. The percentage of casualties for the afternoon 55.3%. With Lieut. J.W. Peake's. Compliments.". Brass plate middle lower edge reads:- "In Memory of Corp W.D. Kemp. Donated by the Kemp Family." Attached to rear is a photocopied death notice for W.D. Kemp; newspaper article on W.D. Kemp and a document from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (War Graves Department) who gave the photograph to the family. It lists W.D. Kemp's Registration number as 12/774; his rank as Corporal; his Unit as being the Auckland Regiment. The photograph was framed by Nayler & Co of Collingwood Street, Hamilton.
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