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shoes, child's

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Clog-style black leather shoes, Belgium, circa 1916-1919 (descriptive name)

    Sister Nancy M Robertson, QAIMNSR, WW1 (associated name)

  • Description

    Clog-style black leather shoes, Belgium, circa 1916-1919

    Acquired in Belgium by Nurse Nancy Marion Robertson, QAIMNSR, while serving on Western Front, WW1

  • Place
    Belgium-Flanders/Belgium
  • Associated Place

    Belgium-Flanders/Belgium

  • Accession Number
    2004.125.5
  • Accession Date
    03 Dec 2004
  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Kanohi

shoes, child's 2004.125.5

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  • shoes, child's 2004.125.5
  • shoes, child's 2004.125.5
  • shoes, child's 2004.125.5
  • shoes, child's 2004.125.5
  • shoes, child's 2004.125.5
  • child's shoes [2004.125.5]
  • child's shoes [2004.125.5]

Artefact

  • Display location

    Pou Kanohi

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2004.125.5
  • Cultural Origin

    unknown

  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Shoemaker)

  • Place
    Belgium-Flanders/Belgium
  • Date
    [1914-1918]
  • Associated Notes

    Clog-style black leather shoes, Belgium, circa 1916-1919

    Acquired in Belgium by Nurse Nancy Mary Robertson, QAIMNSR, while serving on Western Front, WW1

    Sister Nancy Marion Robertson trained Auckland Hospital qualifying as a registered nurse in 1915. She left NZ in 1916 and travelled to the UK where she joined the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAIMNSR). During WW1 Nancy Robertson worked initially as a nursing sister at Lord Derby's Hospital, Wallingford and later was based in France at Casualty Clearing Station No 5.

    Following the war Nancy married Arthur William James Page, of Rosemount, Mt Albert, Auckland, who had served during WW1 with the NZ Army Service Corps.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Sister Nancy Marion Robertson

     Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

  • Associated Place

    Belgium-Flanders/Belgium

  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Media

    leather/animal material

    wood/plant material

  • Measurement Reading

    70mm

    50mm

    120mm

  • Classification

    Shoe

    Footwear

    Clothing

    03 Personal Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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