item details
NamePhotograph album of Major J.M. Rose, 1st NZEF
ProductionMajor John Rose; photographer; 1914-1919
Classificationphotograph albums
Materialspaper, mounting board, cloth, leather
Materials Summaryphotograph album
Techniquesbookbinding
DimensionsClosed: 248mm (width), 306mm (height), 35mm (depth)
Registration NumberAL.000563
Credit linePurchased 2013
Overview
This album contains 243 original photographs taken by Captain (later Major) John Murray Rose, who sailed from New Zealand in 1914 with the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
Rose served on Gallipoli with the Wellington Infantry Battalion, as commander of the Machine Gun section. He survived Gallipoli and saw further action in France, where he was seriously wounded. His album contains many images of troopship life, scenes of 'soldier-tourist' activities in Egypt, and extraordinary scenes of front-line activity at Gallipoli.
Many of the photos from this album may be seen at Te Papa in Gallipoli: The scale of our war.