World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 394 Collections and/or Records:
TOCHER, John (Jock) and Helen Elizabeth (Biff) interviewed by Margaret McDougall
Record Group
Identifier: H0180
Overview
In this interview Jock and Elizabeth share stories of their individual family’s histories e.g., Grandparents/Great Grandparents, parents and siblings. Before going on to recall their own individual histories of home life, education, childhood activities and employment. For Elizabeth as a Karitane Nurse and for Jock in farming. Jock joined the territorials and went to WW2 in 1940. In 1944 he took part in the D-Day Normandy Invasion. He remained in Europe after the war undertaking various tasks...
Dates:
2013
TODD, William Geoffrey (Bill) interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group
Identifier: H0066
Overview
In this interview Bill looks at his family history and the family Auction House business. He talks of life growing up in Invercargill, education, sports interest and the war years as a child. He outlines his own career with the business starting as a Junior Clerk and gives a description of the Auction business as well as the family interest in Stewart Island
Dates:
2011
TROTTER, Arthur Sinclair interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group
Identifier: H0170
Overview
In this interview Arthur gives an overview of his family history, farm, and ‘Roslin House’ (the old homestead). He talks of his childhood and describes rabbiting and the methods used and the processing of the good ones at Woodlands Meat Works/Cannery. He describes and discusses farming practice e.g. wheat growing, shearing with blades, sheep and cattle. Arthur also talks of his education and gaining a scholarship to Lincoln College; the meeting of his wife Margaret and his son’s decision to...
Dates:
2010
TROTTER, Margaret interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group
Identifier: H0169
Overview
In this interview Margaret covers her family history, her education and the subjects taught. She returned to the family sheep farm where she took over the running of the home due to her mother’s illness. She describes/discusses some of the family traditions i.e. holidays at Riverton and family Christmas; the war years, rationing, meeting her husband Arthur and living in Trotter house ‘Roslin’ and what this involved. Margaret’s interests include: Women’s Division, writing books on family and...
Dates:
2009
Unnamed man, Betty Ingram and Lankford Smith, 1945
Item — Box 1
Identifier: H00090005
Overview
Photograph of Betty Ingram in her Auxiliary Air Force uniform, with two uniformed men, on the right is Lankford Smith. Photographer unknown.
Dates:
1945
Unnamed man, Betty Ingram and Lankford Smith
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00090010
Dates:
1945
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Verna Fraser (Bailey) Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0683
Overview
This collection contains photographs and documents from the Bailey family of Bluff, as well as related families Fraser and Evans.
It includes WWI and WWII service records, as well as images of Bluff, Stewart Island, Ocean Beach Freezing Works, and class photos from Bluff and Invercargill schools.
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1910s - c.1950s
WALLACE, Henry Forbes (Toby) interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group
Identifier: H0660
Dates:
1998
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