Martin George Brown - Papers relating to war service

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Items 1 and 2 -- Two diaries (10 cm) written by 26786 Martin George Brown, 1 NZEF, while serving in France, covering a period from 1 January to 31 December 1918 and 1 January to 28 April 1919. [Acc. No. 82/30]

Item 3 -- Portion of a transcribed diary (photocopy), 1 January to 10 April 1918. [Acc. No. 82/30]

Items 4-8 -- Five letters to Brown's mother, father and younger sister, Nora, 1917 - 1918. Discusses the Battle of Messines, poison gas attacks and his being wounded and transfered to hospital in England. [Acc. No. 88/132]

Last Update: 7 Jul 2023
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2264 (Presto content ID)

MS-1176 (Reference Number)

22557 (DBTextworks system ID)

82/30 (Registration number)

88/132 (Registration number)

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