Unknown Soldier Collection

Date1860 to 1869Reference NumberArt 21-030 to 21-044DescriptionThis art collection contains two folders of fifteen original watercolour paintings created by an unknown colonial soldier who was present at the siege of Maketū, the battle of Pukehinahina and massacre at Te Ranga in the 1860s.

Artworks

Siege of Maketū

Wairoa pā

Wairoa swamp

Māori tombs near Wairoa, Tauranga

Māori pā, Tauranga

Gate Pa redoubt, Tauranga

Judea redoubt, Tauranga

Durham redoubt, Te Papa Tauranga

Monmouth redoubt, Te Papa Tauranga

Te Ranga after the battle, Tauranga

Te Papa, Tauranga

Entrance to Tauranga harbour

Wairoa Pā

Wairoa Redoubt

Original handwriting on front "Morey tombs near Wiroa." Painted by an unknown soldier who was present at the siege of Maketū, the battles of Pukehinahina and Te Ranga, and during the subsequent occupation of the Tauranga district.
Photo 21-039

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Unknown Soldier Collection