"No. 9 C.X.T.M.S"
Production date
1866
Description
Photograph of a group of Taranaki Military Settlers standing in two rows in front of buildings/whares at Pukearuhe. The men are dressed in military uniform and are wearing their packs and holding rifles. The soldiers at the ends of the rows hold swords. There is a dog lying in front of the men on the right hand side of the image. The location of the camp might have been White Cliffs/Pukearuhe. On the left hand side of the company is Ensign Von Rotter, Lieutenant Bamber Gascoigne is on the right hand side. Captain William Messenger is said to be located in the background on the right hand side. The whare on the right hand side of the image belonged to Gascoigne and his family.
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