Armistice
Selected by Donna R
Armistice telegram
Telegram announcing armistice to the Mayor of Akaroa.
Armistice bonfire
Bonfire being built to celebrate signing of Armistice. Location unidentified.
Armistice bonfire
Bonfire being built to celebrate signing of Armistice. Location unidentified.
Armistice parade on Rue Lavaud
Procession of people in uniform walking along Rue Lavaud with banners for the Armistice Day parade in Akaroa.
Crowd gathered for Armistice Day parade
Crowds gathered around soldiers holding flags down to the ground outside the Akaroa Post and Telegram Office during the Armistice Day parade.
The Bridge of Remembrance
Bridge of Remembrance morning traffic in 1927 after morning showers.
World War One veterans celebrate Armistice Day
World War One veterans, often referred to as “Old Digs”, celebrating Armistice Day at Jellicoe Hall. [Frame 24] Ted Peterson, Stan Elford, Frank Stanton, and Jim Foster.
Old Digs celebrate Armistice Day
World War One veterans, often referred to as “Old Digs”, celebrating Armistice Day at Jellicoe Hall. [Frames 21, 22 and 23] Ted Peterson, Stan Elford, Frank Stanton, and Jim Foster.
Old Digs celebrate Armistice Day at Jellicoe Hall
World War One veterans, often referred to as “Old Digs”, celebrating Armistice Day at Jellicoe Hall.
Veterans of the First World War celebrate Armistice Day
Veterans of the First World War, from left, seated: Jim Ford, Jack Jamieson, standing: Robert Robertson and Jack Huggins, celebrating Armistice Day at the RSA clubrooms at 74 Armagh Street.
Armistice Day plaque
Armistice Day plaque on Cambridge Terrace.
Armistice memorial in Cranmer Square
White Crosses in Cranmer Square for soldiers killed in the First World War in remembrance of Armistice Day 1918.
Crosses in Cranmer Square
White Crosses in Cranmer Square for soldiers killed in the First World War in remembrance of Armistice Day 1918.
Field of Remembrance
"Field of Remembrance at Cranmer Square, commemorating 100 years since Armistice Day." - Contributor's note.