Post by obiwan27 on Aug 29, 2024 8:08:28 GMT 12
In a recent email from the Christchurch Library, there was mention of WWII phots on there Canterbury stories website, so I took a look and though it would be of interest to folks here.
"A newly published collection is up on Canterbury Stories – the Clarence Walker collection which covers life in 1930s rural Canterbury, as well as photographs from Clarence’s service with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Pacific Theatre. Clarence was in Tokyo when the Empire of Japan officially surrendered to the Allies."
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"Clarence Walter Walker was born in Dunedin on 8 September 1925. He was raised by Rachel Isabel Webb and Robert Webb who farmed in Woodbury near Geraldine. Clarence served in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was in Tokyo when the Empire of Japan officially surrendered to the Allies. In 1947, he married Barbara Ngaroma Short. Clarence died in 1971. This collection of Clarence’s photographs was shared by their son, Malcom Walker."
"A newly published collection is up on Canterbury Stories – the Clarence Walker collection which covers life in 1930s rural Canterbury, as well as photographs from Clarence’s service with the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Pacific Theatre. Clarence was in Tokyo when the Empire of Japan officially surrendered to the Allies."
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"Clarence Walter Walker was born in Dunedin on 8 September 1925. He was raised by Rachel Isabel Webb and Robert Webb who farmed in Woodbury near Geraldine. Clarence served in the Royal New Zealand Navy and was in Tokyo when the Empire of Japan officially surrendered to the Allies. In 1947, he married Barbara Ngaroma Short. Clarence died in 1971. This collection of Clarence’s photographs was shared by their son, Malcom Walker."