Wars and conflicts

This page is an index of items that we have digitised that relate to wars and conflicts.

Christchurch Militia List 1860: An alphabetical list of all Persons, between the ages of 18 and 60 years, residing within 15 miles from the Land Office, at Christchurch, and liable to serve as Militiamen for the year 1860-61 (ending 31st March, 1861) in the Militia District of Christchurch.
Volunteer encampment and inspection, Christchurch, 15th April 1865: An engraving of the encampment of various Volunteer Corps at Hillsborough from our archives.

World War 1 - 1914 - 1918

City of Christchurch, N.Z. : peace celebrations: Programme of Christchurch peace celebrations, held on 19-21 July 1919 to mark the end of World War I. Programme includes list of committees, military, school and civilian processions, fireworks displays and Peace Thanksgiving Service.
Cecil Malthus: World War I papers [letters, telegrams, documents]: A collection of Malthus letters has been digitised and made available online by Christchurch City Libraries. The letters are penned to his future wife, Hazel Watters. Malthus died on 25 July 1976. The letters follow Malthus' progress from training in New Zealand to his experiences throughout the war, including time in Egypt preparing for Gallipoli, and his time in France. Malthus was injured in September 1916 and returned to New Zealand in March 1917.
The New Zealand Division in France and Flanders, May 1916 to November 1918: A contemporary diary of pilgrimages in their footsteps April 2002 and July 2005 by John H. Gray.
Public service queen : her book: Fundraising booklet includes short stories, poems, sketches and cartoons etc. Canterbury Queen Carnival, 1916. Civil Service Section.

Norfolk Island diary and other jottings, World War II, 1941-1943.: Notebook diary written by George Whitley, N.Z.E. (Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers), who was posted to Norfolk Island during World War II. Diary begins in September 1942 and ends in April 1943.
The Transport. Z. 6.: A small magazine published during the voyage of the First Echelon, 2nd NZEF to Egypt, on board HMNZ Transport Z.6., M.S. Sobieski.
Women against Hitler…: Published by National Executive of the Communist Party of New Zealand, [1943]
World War II Local Defences Trail: The Sumner Redcliffs Historical Society invites you to a self-guided walk of approximately five kilometres, passing places of interest to those who wish to imagine what the area looked like in the years from 1939 to 1945.