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Burnet, Dorothy Mary, 1897-1990 : Letters from Oswald Burnet
- Date
- Nov 1915-Dec 1916, 2000
- By
- Burnet, Dorothy Mary, 1897-1990Burnet, Oswald, 1888-1960
- Reference
- MSX-5755
- Description
The letters contain an account of Burnet's experiences in New Zealand, France and England while on active service
Source of title - Supplied
Burnet underwent preliminary training at Trentham and Tauherenikau military camps before being shipped to France where he saw action with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He received a leg wound fighting at the Somme in Sept 1916 and was shipped to Brockenhurst Hospital to convalesce before being invalided back to New Zealand in Jan 1917.
Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Typed transcript
Provenance: Original holograph letters were transcribed by Dorothy Brewins (Burnet). She passed this transcript to her nephew, Denis Ward and this typescript copy was produced by his wife, Mary Ward in 2000.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 volume(s), 0.01 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Transcriptions (Documents), Typescripts, Typed transcript
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