Canterbury Museum would like to thank all the individuals who generously shared their memories and allowed us to use photographs of their loved ones together with treasured objects in this online exhibition. Our thanks to all who have, over the years, donated objects to the Museum that we have displayed in the exhibition and to the museums, galleries and other organisations which allowed us to use their images.
The exhibition Canterbury and World War One: Lives Lost Lives Changed was developed by Canterbury Museum as one of our contributions to New Zealand's World War One centenary commemorations. The exhibition ran from 30 November 2017 to 11 November 2018.
Thanks to the talented Museum team who created the exhibition and supported development of the website, in particular:
Curators: Dr Jill Haley, Dr Cor Vink and Julia Bradshaw
Associate Curator: Joanna Szczepanski
Exhibitions Team: Neil Phillips, Chris O'Rourke, Sebastian Denize, Hamish Anderson, John Owens, Liam Dangerfield and Alex Wootton
Registration: Scott Reeves, Tara Elder, Nicolas Boigelot, Brydie Lauder
Communications & Marketing: Vicki Blyth, Jack van Beynen
Website: Brooke Lord at Plato Creative
Photography: Johannes van Kan
Video: Port Hills Productions
The Roll of Honour was developed by Click Suite and researched and compiled by Juliana Austen
The exhibition and website was developed with the support of the Lottery World War One Commemorations Fund
This online exhibition is representative of Canterbury and World War One: Lives Lost Lives Changed, a temporary exhibition which ran from 30 November 2017 to 11 November 2018 at Canterbury Museum.
Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial licence.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Canterbury was one of the most prosperous provinces in New Zealand
Britain’s declaration of war caused great excitement in Canterbury. Thousands enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
New Zealand soldiers and nurses endured the joys and sorrows of life at war and all had stories worth telling
Up to 18.4 million people were killed and 23.7 million injured in World War One
Everyone’s life was changed in some way by the War. Most New Zealanders knew someone who had died
Remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice by adding a poppy to the Roll of Honour
This online exhibition is representative of Canterbury and World War One: Lives Lost Lives Changed, a temporary exhibition which ran from 30 November 2017 to 11 November 2018 at Canterbury Museum.
Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial licence.