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2nd Infantry Brigade (New Zealand) - Draft of first tank action battle order, Somme Offensive, 1916

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Handwritten draft of tank battle order for Battle of the Somme, 15 September 1916. (9 leaves) [FRAGILE]

  • Other Id

    2824 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1377 (Reference Number)

    24429 (DBTextworks system ID)

    80/11 (Registration number)

  • Department

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Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    2nd Infantry Brigade (New Zealand) - Draft of first tank action battle order, Somme Offensive, 1916
  • Date
    1916
  • Physical Description

    1 folder (1 item)

  • Level of Current Record
    Single Item
  • Provenance Details
    Provenance: The donor, Ernest Gordon McKeich, a former electrical engineer, was born 27 September 1898, at St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia. He served as a Quartermaster Sergeant with 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1NZEF, during the First World War. He died 5 January 1978, at Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Battle of the Somme, Somme Offensive]

  • Credit Line
    Donated by E.G. [Ernest Gordon] McKeich on 4 January 1966.
  • Last Update
    15 Nov 2022
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