• 2022-067.24
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Andrew Edward Coutts personal collection. Informal group of Air Force personnel on the steps of a building. Believed to be at RAF Station Ardmore. LH Trent VC front right. Handwritten on the reverse "To Mrs Andrew Coutts / Compliments of Don Church ? Ardmore."
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Coutts
    Ardmore
    Trent
    Victoria Cross
    VC
  • MUS970625
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Oil painting by C Pattle. Depicts Flying Officer LA Trigg during his Victoria Cross action.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Pattle
    Trigg
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    Liberator
  • MUS050243
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Conte pencil and chalk portrait of Sergeant James Allen Ward VC, by RM Conly
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Conly
    portrait
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    Ward
  • MUS050246
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Conte pencil and chalk portrait of Squadron Leader Leonard Henry Trent VC DFC, by RM Conly.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    RNZAF
    Conly
    portrait
    Trent
    Victoria Cross
    VC
  • 2021-045
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Garry Minnell personal collection. James Allen Ward with his mother, Ada. Whanganui. Handwritten on the reverse "Jimmy Ward & his mum before departure to UK WWII". NB. Most likely before leaving to begin pilot training, because he hasn't yet got his pilot's badge.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    World War Two
    WW2
    Women
    Ward
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    Whanganui
  • 2016-209.338
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Maxwell James Millener personal collection. General Sir Bernard Freyberg (2nd from left) being shown radio equipment. Believed to be in the Electrical and Wireless School, RNZAF Station Wigram. Squadron Leader MJ Millener (2nd from right).
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Millener
    Electrical and Wireless School
    E&W School
    Wigram
    Freyberg
    Victoria Cross
    VC
  • 2016-209.318
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Maxwell James Millener personal collection. Squadron Leader MJ Millener being awarded his DFC by the Governor General, Sir Bernard Freyberg VC. Unknown location.
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Millener
    parade
    Governor General
    Freyberg
    Victoria Cross
    VC
  • 2015-341.1
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Image from the Ken Newton personal collection. James Allen Ward walking in a city street in Wellington. Handwritten on the reverse "Joey | taken in Wellington while a[t] training college. | 1938"
    Newton
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Ward
    VC
    Victoria Cross
    Wellington
  • 2021-199.1
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Wing Commander CE Kay making a speech during a dining in to commemorate the award of the Victoria Cross to Sergeant JA Ward at RAF Station Feltwell. Handwritten on the reverse "Honouring of Jimmy Ward on Confirmation of hi VC award July - Aug 1940 [sic] | Photo given by A Phippen, son of F/Sgt Phippen (Fitter 75 NZ Sqdn)(standing at black out screen)"
    RNZAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Ward
    Kay
    Phippen
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    Feltwell
    food
  • 2021-199.2
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Two positive frames from a moving film showing Sergeant JA Ward VC in front of a Wellington fuselage. RAF Station Feltwell. These are believed to be from the Pathe Gazette newsreel film which features Ward's story.
    RNZAF
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    Ward
    Feltwell
    No. 75 Squadron
    75 Sqn
    Victoria Cross
    VC
  • MUS960977
    RAF
    Sergeant JA Ward VC being congratulated by the No. 75 Squadron Commanding Officer. RAF Station Feltwell.
    World War Two
    Ward
    WW2
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    RNZAF
    RAF
    No. 75 Squadron
    Feltwell
    75 Sqn
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
  • MUS9700311
    RNZAF
    Group in No. 1 Officers Mess at RNZAF Station Wigram. Original negative number WgG5782-45. L-R: Group Captain CE Kay OBE DFC, Sergeant J Hinton VC, Captain CH Upham VC & Bar, Squadron Leader ETS Withers. Standing in front of the tiger skin which is now in the collection of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand.
    tiger
    animals
    World War Two
    Withers
    Wigram
    WW2
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    Upham
    RNZAF
    Kay
    Hinton
    Army
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
  • MUS21105
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Temporary display of artefacts belonging to Group Captain LH Trent. Medal group, original Victoria Cross and Log Book.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Trent
    VC
    Victoria Cross
  • MUS21106
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Temporary display of artefacts belonging to Group Captain LH Trent. Medal group, original Victoria Cross and Log Book.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Trent
    VC
    Victoria Cross
  • MUS21107
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Temporary display of Original Victoria Cross belonging to Group Captain LH Trent.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Trent
    VC
    Victoria Cross
  • WgG5783-45
    RNZAF
    Informal group of personnel in a room in No. 1 Officers Mess at RNZAF Station Wigram. Centre front are: Group Captain CE Kay, Captain CH Upham VC & Bar, Sergeant J Hinton VC.
    RNZAF
    Army
    World War Two
    WW2
    Wigram
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    Upham
    Hinton
    Kay
    food
  • WgG5782-45
    RNZAF
    Group in No. 1 Officers Mess at RNZAF Station Wigram. L-R: Group Captain CE Kay OBE DFC, Sergeant J Hinton VC, Captain CH Upham VC & Bar, Squadron Leader ETS Withers. Standing in front of the tiger skin which is now in the collection of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand.
    RNZAF
    Wigram
    World War Two
    WW2
    Army
    Upham
    Kay
    Hinton
    Withers
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    animals
    tiger
  • MUS0800517
    Royal Air Force
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Portrait of Squadron Leader LH Trent DFC, pilot with No. 487 Squadron. Taken before this Victoria Cross action. Enlargement from PR10415
    RNZAF
    RAF
    World War Two
    WW2
    No. 487 Squadron
    487 Sqn
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    portrait
    Trent
  • MUS9706111
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Oil painting by Colin Pattle. Sergeant James Ward earning his Victoria Cross.
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    art
    Wellington
    No. 75 Squadon
    75 Sqn
    VC
    Victoria Cross
  • MUS9418628a
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Portrait of Group Captain Leonard Henry Trent VC DFC. Copy of a heavily re-touched photo.
    Victoria Cross
    VC
    Trent
    portrait
    RAF
    RNZAF
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
  • MUS970615
    Air Force Museum of New Zealand
    Oil painting by Stan Baldock. Portrait of William Barnard Rhodes Moorehouse.
    Painting
    Stan Baldock
    Rhodes Moorehouse
    VC
    Victoria Cross
    Art
  • WhG905-43
    RNZAF
    Group of officers and dignitaries gathered for the occasion of the arrival of Major General Sir Bernard Freyberg VC, RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Army
    Whenuapai
    World War Two
    WW2
    Freyberg
    VC
    Victoria Cross
  • WhG906-43
    RNZAF
    Arrival of Major General Sir Bernard Freyberg VC (2nd from left), RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Army
    Whenuapai
    World War Two
    WW2
    Freyberg
    VC
    Victoria Cross
  • WhG907-43
    RNZAF
    Major General Sir Bernard Freyberg VC making a speech, RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Army
    Whenuapai
    World War Two
    WW2
    Freyberg
    VC
    Victoria Cross
  • WhG908-43
    RNZAF
    Arrival of Major General Sir Bernard Freyberg VC, RNZAF Station Whenuapai.
    RNZAF
    Army
    Whenuapai
    World War Two
    WW2
    Freyberg
    VC
    Victoria Cross