Troopship life
A DigitalNZ Story by WW100 New Zealand
"The time is passing pleasantly enough, except for the sameness. No doubt the time will come when we will look back with longing to the restful life on board" - Cecil Malthus, onboard the troopship 'Athenic', Sunday 22 November 1914 (http://bit.ly/QZGj7S)
Soldiers exercising on board the World War 1 troopship Ruapehu
Alexander Turnbull Library
Officers exercising on a transport ship
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Horses stabled on a troopship
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Officers Keeping Fit. (Boxing).
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Life belt Inspection
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Divine Service.
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Gymnastic display by soldiers on board `Tainui.'
Alexander Turnbull Library
Political meeting on board the `Tainui.'
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Deck scene on the troopship Maunganui
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Horses stabled on transport HMNZT 22 (Knight Templar).
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Horses stabled on the troop transport "Knight Templar" (HMNZT 22).
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New Zealand troops on board Troop transport `Tainui'
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Kit Inspection.
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Soldiers laying out beds, on board the World War 1 troopship Ruapehu
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Boat Drill.
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Miss "Wish Wynne" entertains.
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Troops on board the Tainui, leaving England for New Zealand after World War I
Alexander Turnbull Library