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Turning point in Battle of the Atlantic
The 24th of May commemorates the Allies' hard-fought victory in the Battle of the Atlantic, one of the most decisive campaigns of the Second World War. Thousands of New Zealanders took part in this long and bitter struggle, manning the ships of the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy, and the aircraft of RAF Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm.
Ormond Burton, 1921
Image of prominent pacifist Ormond Burton, probably taken in 1921 when he graduated with an MA from Auckland University College
HMS Puriri memorial
The memorial to those who lost their lives when the navy minesweeper HMS Puriri was sunk at Bream Head, Whangarei on 14 May 1941.
Tug of war on HMNZS Leander
A game of tug of war on the HMNZS Leander in the Indian Ocean.
Ship's company of HMNZS Kiwi on parade
HMNZS Kiwi's crew marching through the streets of Auckland.
18 Battalion infantrymen on an M4 Sherman tank
Members of the 18 Battalion hitch a ride in a Sherman tank through northern Italy.
NZ Coastwatchers executed by the Japanese
Seventeen New Zealand coastwatchers, together with five civilians, who had been captured in the Gilbert Islands in August and September 1942, were beheaded at Betio, Tarawa.
Grave of Nelson the mascot
Grave to the Burnham Camp canine mascot, Nelson.
Attack on the Nino Bixio
118 New Zealand prisoners of war died when the Italian transport ship Nino Bixio was torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea by a British submarine.
The Americans depart New Zealand
Major-General Leonard F. Wing, commander of the US 43rd Infantry Division, issues a farewell statement before his division departs New Zealand in July 1944
NZ Brides for America
Film showing New Zealand war brides leaving for the United States
Allies in the South Pacific
Film footage of US forces stationed in New Zealand during the Second World War
Fighter ace Edgar ‘Cobber’ Kain killed
Known to others as ‘Killer Kain’, the Hastings-born pilot had become a household name in Britain due to his exploits flying Hurricanes for the RAF’s No. 73 Squadron in the opening year of the Second World War.
NZ Fighter Wing scoreboard, 1943
The New Zealand Fighter Wing scoreboard at New Georgia in the Solomon Islands, November 1943
Geoffrey Fisken
Flying Officer Geoffrey Fisken, leading Commonwealth fighter ace in the Pacific during the Second World War
NZ pilots scramble for take off, Singapore
Pilots of No. 488 (NZ) Squadron scramble to their planes at Kallang airfield, Singapore, circa 1941
RNZAF personnel arrive in Canada, 1940
Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) arrive in Vancouver, Canada, 1940
US Marine Corps memorial, Wellington
US Marines Corps memorial plaque on Wellington's waterfront
19th Battalion memorial
The 19th Battalion and Armoured Regiment Association memorial boulder and plaque in Hataitai, Wellington.
Arrival of US forces in New Zealand
Film footage of US forces in New Zealand during the Second World War

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