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Le Gallais family - Papers, ca. 1870 - ca. 1920

documentary heritage

The Le Gallais family collection of letters, papers, diaries, books, photographs, audio cassettes, medals and ephemera, collected by Mrs Mary L. Taylor, daughter of Charlotte Gardner (nee Le Gallais). The bulk of the collection relates to Charlotte and her period of service as a nurse aboard the Hospital Ship 'Maheno' in 1915. Other materials relate to the Le Gallais Family history, to Horatio Le Gallais (Charlotte's father), and to her two brothers, Leddra and Owen Le Gallais, who both served overseas during World War I.

Last Update: 3 Aug 2026

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MS-1995-11 (Reference Number)

681 (Presto content ID)

M 690 (DBTextworks system ID)

ACQ-1995-9 (Acquisition number)

95/11 (Registration number)

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Manuscripts

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Le Gallais family - Papers, ca. 1870 - ca. 1920

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Le Gallais family (PRIMARY MAKER)

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Circa 1870-Circa 1920

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1 x transit box + 1 x outsized item

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Le Gallais family

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10 items in this collection. View all items.

Related Object Notes

MS-1995-13

Photographs in Photograph Collection. (Ref. No. PH-1995-2)

Painting and print in PD Collection. (see Print N61; PD173)

Audio tapes are held in the Oral History collection. (Ref. No. OH-1995-11)

Medals are held by the Human History Department.

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Clipping, Newspaper/Clipping/Other Documents/Documentary Artifacts/08 Communication Artifacts/Chenhall Nomenclature

Card, Greeting/Correspondence/Other Documents/Documentary Artifacts/08 Communication Artifacts/Chenhall Nomenclature

Telegram/Correspondence/Other Documents/Documentary Artifacts/08 Communication Artifacts/Chenhall Nomenclature

printed ephemera/information artifacts by function/information artifacts/information forms (objects)/Information Forms (hierarchy name)/Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)

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[Keywords: Pou Kanohi]

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Horatio Nason Le Gallais (1840-1923) emigrated from Jersey in the Ida Zeigler in 1866 and settled at Clevedon where he was the Headmaster of Clevedon School.

Charlotte Le Gallais (1881-1956) trained as a nurse at Auckland Hospital and served on the Hospital Ship Maheno in 1915. She married Charles F. Gardner in 1918.

Leddra Le Gallais (1885-1915) served with the Auckland Infantry Battalion, 1NZEF, and was killed in action at Gallipoli.

Owen Le Gallais (1889-1960) served with the Canterbury Infantry Battalion, 1NZEF.

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Donated by Mrs Mary Louisa Taylor (daughter of Charlotte Le Gallais), April, 1995.

Last Update

03 Aug 2026

Le Gallais family - Papers, ca. 1870 - ca. 1920

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