Palmerston North medical practitioner. Born and trained in Edinburgh. Served with the British Army Medical Corps in the South African War. Emigrated with his wife to Manitoba (Canada), then left for New Zealand, settling in Palmerston North during World War I. A son (Robert) and two daughters (Mary and Margaret) were born in Canada; the last child (James) was born in Palmerston North. Worked in the Ureweras for the Presbyterian Mission at Ruatahuna, with Sister Annie Henry and Rev H J Fletcher in 1918; was active in Presbyterian affairs. Worked in general practice from his residence, 121 Grey Street. He and his wife Alice Isabella Knox Godfrey (née Wightman), are buried in Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North.
Godfrey, William Fowler (Dr), 1874-1945
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Henry, Annie (Sister), 1879-1971 : Papers
Date: [ca 1918, ca 1965]
By: Henry, Annie, 1879-1971
Reference: MS-Papers-2128
Description: Comprises photograph of the first house Sister Annie lived in at Ruatahuna (ca 1918) with related letter and four newspaper obituaries published at the time of her death (1971). Source of title - Supplied title Sister Annie was ordained as a Presbyterian deaconess in 1916. In 1917 she was sent to Ruatahuna to open a mission where she worked with Rev J G Laughton and Dr W F Godfrey. Until her retirement in 1947, she combined the roles of doctor, dentist, teacher, nurse and preacher in her ministry at Ruatahuna. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph; printed matter (photocopies)
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Berlei Industries Ltd.: [Letter and envelope addressed to Dr W F Godfrey, about the vis...
Date: 1934
From: [New Zealand ephemera of quarto size concerning clothing, costume, fashion and dress, in the 1930s].
By: Godfrey, William Fowler (Dr), 1874-1945
Reference: Eph-B-COSTUME-1934-01
Description: Letter and envelope addressed to Dr W F Godfrey, of Palmerston North, about the visit of advisor Miss Anne Levick of Auckland re fitting Berlei Camp Physiological Supports. She was to be consulted at C M Ross Department Store in Palmerston North Includes sheet of six tearable blank forms requesting a patient be fitted with a specific type of support, such as: post-operative, maternity, convalescing, hernia belts, sacro-ilias binders, orthopedic back splints, ptosis, and abdominal supports Quantity: 1 Other printed ephemera item(s). Physical Description: Typescript letter on letterhead paper, 260 x 205 mm, envelope 90 x 148 mm, and sheet of six perforated sections Provenance: Donated by David Retter, Wellington, in 2002.
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Palmerston North Borough Council :Licence to drive a motor vehicle 1928-29. To be shewn...
Date: 1928
From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to motor drivers' licences, driving tests]
By: Godfrey, William Fowler (Dr), 1874-1945; Palmerston North (N.Z.). City Council
Reference: Eph-A-MOTOR-DRIVERS-LICENCE-1928-01
Description: Includes space for details of the owner's name, address, and date of licence issue and expiry (31 May of the year after issue). The back cover shows an advertisement for "Big Tree" petrol. Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on sheet, 88 x 69 mm, in folded red buckram cover.
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Palmerston North Borough Council :Licence to drive motor vehicle, issued by Palmerston ...
Date: 1927
From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to motor drivers' licences, driving tests]
By: Palmerston North (N.Z.). City Council; Keeling & Mundy (Firm); Godfrey, William Fowler (Dr), 1874-1945
Reference: Eph-A-MOTOR-DRIVERS-LICENCE-1927-01
Description: Includes space for details of the owner's name, address, occupation, and date of licence issue and expiry (one year after issue). Quantity: 1 booklet. Physical Description: Letterpress on sheet, 83 x 114 mm, in folded brown buckram cover. Provenance: Donated by David Retter, Wellington, in 2002.
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Palmerston North Borough Council :Licence to drive a motor vehicle 1940-41, to be shown...
Date: 1940
From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to motor drivers' licences, driving tests]
By: Palmerston North (N.Z.). City Council; Godfrey, William Fowler (Dr), 1874-1945
Reference: Eph-A-MOTOR-DRIVERS-LICENCE-1940-01
Description: Cover shows the crest of the Palmerston North City Council. Quantity: 1 booklet. Physical Description: Offset lithograph on folded card, 115 x 73 mm.