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)

Image: Soldiers exercising on board the World War 1 troopship Ruapehu

Soldiers exercising on board the World War 1 troopship Ruapehu

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Officers exercising on a transport ship

Officers exercising on a transport ship

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Image: Horses stabled on a troopship

Horses stabled on a troopship

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Officers Keeping Fit. (Boxing).

Officers Keeping Fit. (Boxing).

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Life belt Inspection

Life belt Inspection

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Divine Service.

Divine Service.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Gymnastic display by soldiers on board `Tainui.'

Gymnastic display by soldiers on board `Tainui.'

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Political meeting on board the `Tainui.'

Political meeting on board the `Tainui.'

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Image: Deck scene on the troopship Maunganui

Deck scene on the troopship Maunganui

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Image: Horses stabled on transport HMNZT 22 (Knight Templar).

Horses stabled on transport HMNZT 22 (Knight Templar).

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Image: Horses stabled on the troop transport "Knight Templar" (HMNZT 22).

Horses stabled on the troop transport "Knight Templar" (HMNZT 22).

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: New Zealand troops on board Troop transport `Tainui'

New Zealand troops on board Troop transport `Tainui'

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kit Inspection.

Kit Inspection.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Soldiers laying out beds, on board the World War 1 troopship Ruapehu

Soldiers laying out beds, on board the World War 1 troopship Ruapehu

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Crossing the line, probably crossing the Equator ceremony on WW1 New Zealand troopship on route to Europe [picture] /

Crossing the line, probably crossing the Equator ceremony on WW1 New Zealand troopship on route to Europe [picture] /

National Library of Australia

Image: Men of the 9th Battalion lying on the deck of a transport ship taking members of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to Egypt

Men of the 9th Battalion lying on the deck of a transport ship taking members of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Fo...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Boat Drill.

Boat Drill.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Miss "Wish Wynne" entertains.

Miss "Wish Wynne" entertains.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Troops on board the Tainui, leaving England for New Zealand after World War I

Troops on board the Tainui, leaving England for New Zealand after World War I

Alexander Turnbull Library