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Offline Suzy W

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Re: WW1 New Zealand Soldiers
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 06:28 BST (UK) »
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.

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MERRICKS of Stafford/Birmingham
PENTECOST of Surrey and New Zealand
POTENTIER of France, England and Canada
WATKINS of London and New Zealand
WHITAKER of Guiseley Yorkshire and New Zealand
LYALL, of Dundee, Caithness and New Zealand

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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 06:48 BST (UK) »
Hi Suzy,

Thats great news. Have just checked, and we do not have a photo of Edward Watkins either.

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Matt
The Onward Project aims to publish a photograph of every member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force that served overseas between 1914-1918. If you have a photograph we would love to see it! onwardnzef.book[at]gmail.com

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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 07:45 BST (UK) »
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.

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HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.

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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 08:00 BST (UK) »
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.
Chinese in New Zealand 1880-1960s - from Canton Province - Chan, Wong

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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 08:01 BST (UK) »
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!

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Matt
The Onward Project aims to publish a photograph of every member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force that served overseas between 1914-1918. If you have a photograph we would love to see it! onwardnzef.book[at]gmail.com

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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 08:04 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Helenw52 on Tuesday 23 April 13 08:00 BST (UK)
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!

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Matt
The Onward Project aims to publish a photograph of every member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force that served overseas between 1914-1918. If you have a photograph we would love to see it! onwardnzef.book[at]gmail.com

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« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 14 May 13 09:17 BST (UK) »
I think the How Chow family have a family reunion in October in NZ
Chinese in New Zealand 1880-1960s - from Canton Province - Chan, Wong

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« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 14 May 13 11:49 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Onward Project on Sunday 21 April 13 08:24 BST (UK)
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 ?

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