"Major Charles Dovey did serve originally with the Dragoon Guards in Great Britain before emigrating to NZ via Australia. He went overseas however on the troopship Waitemata as officer in charge. It was his wife Kate Dovey and his niece Elsie Grey who travelled to Great Britain on the SS Rotorua. Elsie had tried to enlist in 1915 but was declined on the recommendations that she get qualified as a registered nurse first before applying. On applying once again, she was declined, presumably as her services were deemed unnecessary. However her uncle Charles Dovey 2nd in charge of NZ Stationary Hospital, Brockenhurst encouraged her and his wife to come to Britain on the premise "if they don't want you, we'll certainly use your help." So they and I gather one or two other nurses paid their own way to come across to aid the war effort." Information kindly provided by Holms family. AWMM