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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: Onward Project on Sunday 21 April 13 03:35 BST (UK)
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Hello all,
I am one of the founders of the Onward Project. We are a none profit group who are working on a project for the 100th Anniversary of WW1 (we are recognised by the NZ government's WW100 Centenary organisation). Our aim is to publish a photograph of each man and woman that served overseas between 1914-1918 as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. It is a fairly ambitious project, with around 100,000 photos to find, but we have already published the first volume with over 4,100 portraits, and we are well on our way to completing volume 2.
We are asking for help from the public to submit photos of their family members that served, and have found the genealogical people of great help!!!
If you can help by supplying a photo they can be sent to onwardnzef.book[at]gmail.com
Thank you
Phil Beattie & Matt Pomeroy
Onward Project
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Thanks for the heads up. I've added a link from our website to your FB page.
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For those reading this thread, I thought you might appreciate a link to all the other WW100 projects that are being organised as well: http://ww100.govt.nz/activities-and-projects
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Do the photos need to be in uniform, or will civies be OK?
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Kahu, their FB site says " Although our first preference is for the men to be in uniform, it is often the case that the only image that survives is in civilian clothes, so to answer your question, yes we would love a copy of your photo!"
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Thanks for the reply.
I have only one photo of my Gt Uncle which is a portrait of four brothers and father taken I think 1911, which is a good few years before he went overseas.
I will get it photoshopped so it is just him and send that in, in case you don't receive anything else. He didn't return and has no descendants so possibly this is the only photo.
Bob
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Hi Twiggy, thank you ever so much for linking up our FB page. It's only new, but seems to be attracting attention.
Hi Kahu, photos in civvies is fine. If you like just scan as best you can and we can crop out your relative.
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What a wonderful project. I have a number of photo's and stories myself and would love to add them for safe keeping.
Suzy W
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Hi Suzy,
Thank you for your kind words. We would love to be able to include your photos.
Looking at your names of interest I see you list Tew as a surname. There were only 4 Tew's who served in the NZEF, Arthur, Harold Percival, Leslie George and Stanley, and at this stage we do not have photos of any of them!
There are even fewer Pentecost's, with only the 2, Clarence Cecil Stanley and Edward, and we do not have photos of either of them.
And of course we would welcome any Lyall, Watkin, or Whitakers you may have!
Look forward to hearing from you
Matt
Onward Project
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Yes Harold is my grandfather and I have a few photos of him in uniform, Leslie and Stanley are his brothers also photos of them
Edward Watkins was killed at the Battle of Somme he is my great grandfather and there is a bit of a story to go with him.
Suzy W
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Hi Suzy,
Thats great news. Have just checked, and we do not have a photo of Edward Watkins either.
Regards
Matt
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Hello Phil & Matt,
Do you have photographs of:
John Robertson DODDS?
William Alexander HAMMOND?
Also, are you by any chance interested in WW1 nurses? My great-aunt, Jean Curle DODDS was among the first fifty nurses to leave New Zealand to serve overseas.
Minniehaha.
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There's someone in Australia trying to track any Chinese servicemen from WW1. Has anyone come across any of these men? I know there were men from WW11 - but didn't think there were any WW1 servicemen.
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Hi Minniehaha,
We published a photo of John Robertson Dodds in Volume 1, from the Auckland Weekly News, but if you have a better photo we would love a copy.
We have recorded a photograph of William Alexander Hammond in the the Otago Witness, but once again, if you have an original photo of William we would be thrilled to use it.
And yes, the 500+ nurses of the NZEF are being included, and as yet we have not recorded a photo for Jean Curle Dodds, so would love a copy of that too!
Regards
Matt
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There's someone in Australia trying to track any Chinese servicemen from WW1. Has anyone come across any of these men? I know there were men from WW11 - but didn't think there were any WW1 servicemen.
Hi Helen,
There were some men of Chinese descent who served in the NZEF, in fact we were sent a photo of 54750 Pte. Eang King How-Chow just 2 days ago!
Regards
Matt
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I think the How Chow family have a family reunion in October in NZ
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If you like just scan as best you can and we can crop out your relative.
Hello.
I will have access to several photos. It will just be a case of finding the time to hunt out old projects and possibly contact some relatives. Plus check off the names against suitable portrait's held.
What I would appreciate is some preferred guidelines re the quality of the scanning. Do you have size and resolution ideals / guidelines ?
- Alan.