Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Second Battalion of the Auckland Regiment
Primary Maker
Date
Circa 1915-Circa 1916
Physical Description
203 mm. x 152 mm (image)
285 mm. 221 mm (support)
Level of Current Record
Single Item
Media
Technique
Subject Category
Content
Second Battalion of the Auckland Regiment (possibly Joseph Steele pictured), ca. 1915-1916
Associated Notes
Subject Notes
Joseph Steele, 1879 - 1960, Service Number 12/3834 (1915-1919), Second Battalion of the Auckland Regiment 1916, likely 6th Hauraki Company. Joseph Steele was a Pioneer (battalion engineer) and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. In 1913 he was a member of the Special Mounted Constabulary (Massey's Cossacks) who were recruited to help the Police in the Wharf Strikes of that year.
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
Donated by Richard Mountfort
Last Update
11 May 2023
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