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Engineer Corps Memorial Centre
The Engineer Corps Memorial Centre (ECMC) is a museum, library and chapel complex located at Linton Military Camp, south of Palmerston North, New Zealand.Mays, Richard. (25 June 2014). Heroes of the Museum. The Tribune. pg 1. The centre focuses on the preservation of history and heritage of the Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers (RNZE).Williams, C. (2006, 27 June, Issue 357). Unifying past and present. Army News. pg 11. http://army.mil.nz/downloads/pdf/army-news/27june2006armynews3572446kb16pages.pdf History In January 1964, the RNZE Corps Committee commenced proposals for an Engineer Corps Memorial Centre within Linton Camp, where the RNZE was the main Corps in residence. Colonel Andrew Murray, RNZE Colonel Commandant at the time, Major George Bunce and Major H.I. (Fritz) Dowrick were involved in discussing and developing the proposal.Engineer Corps Memorial Centre (2016). "RNZE Museum Brochure". https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B95WQkmcTDi1QUZGcXdtRjZjMElsTDVjRTlyU1hKLW5iOFFr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linton Military Camp
Linton Military Camp is the largest New Zealand Army base and is home to the Headquarters 1(NZ) Brigade. It is located just south of Palmerston North. History The land that the present Linton Military Camp stands on was purchased by the Government in 1941 for use as a camp for Territorial and other home defence forces, with the first units taking up occupation in tented accommodation in February 1942, with the first prefabricated huts erected in August 1942. Unlike Burnham and Papakura, Linton was not initially intended to be mobilisation camp and as such was provided with minimal facilities. As the war intensified and the threat from Japan increased and the use of infrastructure in Palmerston North for defence purposes stretched to the limit, the decision was made to bring Linton up to the same standard as Burnham and Papakura. Deliberately designed as a precaution against air attack Linton camp was designed with nine Battalion Blocks, with only eight being completed each with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
