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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: grahamila on Wednesday 30 May 18 22:00 BST (UK)
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I am researching the military hospital at Walton on Thames, Surrey, UK run by New Zealanders for New Zealanders during the First World War, known as New Zealand General Hospital Number 2 (Mount Felix). I would very much like to hear from anyone who had an ancestor who worked there or were treated there.
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Do you know about the NZ Army Museum. https://www.armymuseum.co.nz/research/
Other links in case you haven't stumbled upon them about the hospital:
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/no-2-new-zealand-general-hospital-ward
https://100nzww1postcards.blogspot.com/2013/09/no2-new-zealand-general-hospital-walton.html
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/first-world-war-nurses
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Medi-t1-g1-t1-body-d11.html
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Effo-t1-body-d6-d3.html
Added:
https://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/2nzgh.html
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/walton-thames-nz-general-hospital-roll-honour (some names for you)
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Wish I could help grahamila but only with No.1 [Brockenhurst] & No.3. [Codford]........ :)
Minniehaha.
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Hi
I had two great aunts who nursed there but I don't know much about the hospital.
I have used a great website for some research http://www.nzans.org/
Regards
KK
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Twiggytree - Thank you for the websites, I know of some of them but not all.
Kentishkiwi - Do you have further details of your Great Aunts and possibly photographs?
Graham
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Another thought would be the Onwards Project books. They contain biographies of personnel and photos where available. https://www.facebook.com/OnwardProject/
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Twiggytree
Thanks for the information. I am not a great user of Facebook so never think to look there.
Graham
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If you go on the website I mentioned, there is a photo gallery with many of the nurses who served in the NZANS. There is a photo of one of my great aunts - Amy Grace Marshall. There are two lots of records digitised on Archway which are available for viewing if that interests you
Apart from that what sort of details are you looking for??
KK
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Sorry, forgot to say what details are looking for with regard to my great aunts??
Regards
KK
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KK
I am interested in photographs so I will visit the website you mentioned. I can look up their files on line but would like to know if you have any further documents such as diaries etc but I know this is a very long shot.
Regards
Graham
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Hi Graham, and welcome :)
You should search the Archives New Zealand database, https://archway.archives.govt.nz/
I tried 'New Zealand General Hospital'.
There are a number of files listed there related to nursing staff and also the unit's three War Diaries.
I would also suggest searching for the specific individuals by name.
You should also try local libraries, The Imperial War Museum in London UK, our National Library https://natlib.govt.nz/
Regards,
Spades
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Spades
Thanks for the information. I will look at the archive as I have been trying to locate the War Diaries for the hospital.
Graham