William Rhodes-Moorhouse, the first airman to receive a Victoria Cross, served as a
pilot in the early months of the First World War. Although born and educated in England,
his parents came from New Zealand and his grandmother was a member of Ngāti Ruanui.
Air Force Museum of New Zealand Accession number:
1986/238.1 Permission of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand must be obtained before any reuse of
this image.
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'Second Lieutenant William Rhodes-Moorhouse', URL:
https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/second-lieutenant-william-rhodes-moorhouse, (Ministry for
Culture and Heritage), updated 9-Jul-2014
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