J.A. Taylor and crutches, Ashley Downs, 1920

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DescriptionJohn Alexander (Jack) Taylor and crutches, at Ashley Downs, probably 1920.

Jack's date of enlistment for the First World War was 2 Feb. 1917, by which time he was over 27 years of age (New Zealand had introduced conscription in August 1916). Jack's wound was to have lifelong effect on his mobility: he received a bullet in the knee on 5 Nov. 1918, six days before the Armistice on 11 November. He was hospitalized in England (Southwark Military Hospital), returned to New Zealand on the "Maheno" (embarking 3 March 1919) and on 27 April 1919 he was "ordered to report as an in-patient" at a Dunedin Convalescent Home (Montecillo). He was discharged from the army on 28 April 1920, but remained in treatment at Montecillo for some time thereafter.PhotographerUnknown DateC.1920Location^[1]RightsThis photograph is out of copyright. ContributorJohn Derek Wilson

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PlaceTaumata/Ashley DownsCollectionTaylor Family - Ashley Downs

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J.A. Taylor and crutches, Ashley Downs, 1920