Spear, Susan Jane, -1952

Harper, Susan Jane, -1952, Harrison, Susan Jane, -1952

Nee Harper. Married twice; Firstly to William (Bill) Charles Harrison in 1892; Secondly to Holwell (Holly) Wensley Spear in 1926. Died in 1952 aged 84 years [Source: Online historical BDM]

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Manuscript

Spear family : World War I letters of Holwell (Holly) Wensley Spear, and related papers

Date: 1917-1920, 2013

By: Spear family

Reference: MS-Group-2193

Description: Letters from Spear. Many are written to Hui Mana, daughter of his business partner Bill Harrison and Bill's wife, Jane. Other letters are written to Bill and Jane, and to his mother. The letters recount his training in New Zealand in late 1917 and travel to Europe, where he saw action in 1918, was based in occupied Germany for part of 1919, and returned to New Zealand in 1920. Also includes two annotated troop magazines. With the accession is a printed account by Bill Harrington, the donor, "Voyage to the S.O.M.M.E. Letters from a kiwi soldier with the 38th reinforcements, which reproduces some of the letters, and provides family history and background about Spear. This document is in both hardcopy and digital formats. Quantity: 1 ringbinder. 3 volume(s). 41 Electronic document(s). 0.08 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter Provenance: Spear was the step-grandfather of Bill Harrington, the donor of the papers Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr Bill Harrington, May 2013