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McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 : Papers
- Date
- 1916-1927
- By
- McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948McFarlane, Shona Graham, 1929-2001
- Reference
- MS-Papers-2409
- Description
The papers include diaries of his service in Mesopotamia, Jan 1916-Oct 1919, ephemera including sketches by McFarlane and photographs
Accompanying material - School project on Iraq by Shona McFarlane, which includes sketches by her father
F L McFarlane served with the NZ Engineers Wireless Troop
Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holographs, mss, photographs and printed matter
Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Transfers: (transferred from Photograhic Archive) (Acc 83-246) Sketchbooks and loose drawings in Photographic Archives.
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 3 folder(s), 0.03 Linear Metres, Manuscripts, Holographs, mss, photographs and printed matter
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School project by Shona McFarlane
Date: [19--]
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-2409-3
Description: School project entitled `Iraq' by Shona McFarlane; includes sketches by F L McFarlane, and photographs Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Miscellaneous papers
Date: 1916-1927
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-2409-2
Description: Page 3-6 of letter, signed Frank, undated; letter to F L McFarlane from Alfred Jones, 31 May 1920, Hillah Mess; newspaper cuttings, ca 1917 including account of the Shellal Mosaic discovered in Palestine and F L McFarlane's role in sketching the floor whilst invalided from active service with the NZ Wireless Troop in Mesopotamia; ephemera including sketches by F L McFarlane, souvenir programme NZ Sports Gala, 12 Apr 1919; pamphlet `Form of United Farewell Service for use in camp upon the departure of contingents of the NZEF to the Front; magazines - The Aotea, and Quin's Post; reprint from Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 1927 advertising `Diggers in Asia by F M Cutlack, remittances payable to F M McFarlane, Gore; NZEF War Accounts and Record Office, Wellington letter, 7 Dec 1920 enclosing statement of McFarlane's active service with financial statements. Photographs and caricature of F L McFarlane (Manager Mac) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Diaries and notebook
Date: 1916-1919
From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-2409-1
Description: Diary, 1916 contains daily entries with brief description of diet, countryside, and conditions; diary 1918 Mesopotamia; notebook lists personnel of 1st Wireless Troop. Article under heading `The weary wanderings of the wireless wallahs', followed by diary based on old diaries, rewritten on homeward journey, Jan 1916-Oct 1919 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 items).