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Haurongo: Pharazyn, William Noel

Leaving Buckingham Palace

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Leaving Buckingham Palace

Noel Pharazyn was awarded the Military Cross in November 1918 and received the decoration at Buckingham Palace in March 1920. He is shown leaving the palace with his wife Lydia (second from left) and her aunt, the artist Frances Hodgkins (left).

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Eric McCormick Collection

Reference: 1/2-010510-F (detail)

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Peter Franks. 'Pharazyn, William Noel', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/46495/leaving-buckingham-palace (accessed 4 June 2026).