Donald Forrester Brown, of Totara, near Oamaru, was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme, France, October 1, 1916. He was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. Photo by Waitaki District Libraries and Archive. : The clouds of war are gathering

Horse and wagon was the main form of transport on Oamaru's main thoroughfare, Thames St, at the start of World War 1. Photo by Waitaki District Libraries and Archive. : The clouds of war are gathering

Pedestrians walk past a gramophone busker in Dunedin's Octagon in this photograph taken sometime after the Hallenstein Brothers building was completed in 1911. Photo by Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. : The clouds of war are gathering

The Victoria Cross posthumously awarded to Donald Forrester Brown, of Oamaru, who died October 1, 1916, in the battle of the Somme, France. Photo supplied. : The clouds of war are gathering

Electric tram, motor car and horses in front of the Grand Hotel, corner Princes and High Sts, Dunedin, show the mix of transport options in Dunedin at the time war broke out in 1914. Photo by Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. : The clouds of war are gathering