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Boocock, Keith, 1922- : Record of time in the New Zealand armed forces
- Date
- 1941-1946, 1996-1997
- By
- Boocock, Keith, 1922-
- Reference
- MS-Group-1427
- Description
An account written in 1996-1997 by Boocock of his military career including his experiences serving with the 2nd Ammunution Company, NZASC during the Italian Campaign. It includes extracts from diaries and letters written during the War and is illustrated with sketches, photographs, maps and copies of military ephemera. He describes undertaking military training in New Zealand, June 1941-June 1943, sailing for Egypt aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam, spending time at Maadi Camp then proceeding to Italy in October 1943 where he remained until the end of 1945. Boocock provides a detailed account of the Allied advance north through Italy together with descriptions of the Italian towns and countryside he passed through.
Quantity: 3 volume(s). 0.06 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, photographs and printed matter (photocopies)
Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr Keith Boocock, Tawa, 2005
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 3 volume(s), 0.06 Linear Metres, Autobiographies, Manuscripts, Mss, typescripts, photographs and printed matter (photocopies)
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Record of time in the New Zealand armed forces (vol 2)
Date: Jun 1943-Dec 1944, 1996
From: Boocock, Keith, 1922- : Record of time in the New Zealand armed forces
Reference: MSY-6141
Description: Boocock describes sailing to Egypt aboard the `Nieuw Amsterdam' in July 1943, his impressions of Cairo and other parts of Egypt, landing at Taranto, Italy in October 1943 and provides an account of the Italian Campaign up until 31 Dec 1944, including his impressions of Italian towns and countryside he passed through, including Naples, Rome and Siena Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, photographs and printed matter (photocopies)
Record of time in the New Zealand armed forces (vol 3)
Date: 1945-1946, 1997
From: Boocock, Keith, 1922- : Record of time in the New Zealand armed forces
Reference: MSY-6142
Description: Volume 3 begins on 1 January 1945 when Boocock was in Forli, Italy and contains an account of the remainder of the Italian Campaign. He remained in Italy after the end of hostilities and in October drove across Europe to Calais and embarked for England for a period of leave before returning to Italy in December. He sailed for home on 26 December 1945 from Taranto aboard the `Dominion Monarch' and arrived at Lyttelton on 24 January 1946. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, photographs and printed matter (photocopies)
Record of time in the New Zealand armed forces (vol 1)
Date: Aug 1941-Jul 1943, 1996
From: Boocock, Keith, 1922- : Record of time in the New Zealand armed forces
Reference: MSY-6140
Description: Includes accounts of Boocock moving to work in Wellington as a Public Service cadet in 1941, being called up for military service in June 1941 and undertaking periods of military training at army camps in Waiouru, Palmerston North Showgrounds, Ashhurst and Linton. Volume one ends with Boocock boarding the `Nieuw Amsterdam' in Wellington, 23 July 1943 bound for Egypt. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, photographs and printed matter (photocopies)