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Series 4 Lindsay John Mackersey - War diaries, correspondence and other papers
- Date
- 1916-1979
- Reference
- Series-4976
- Description
Correspondence between LJ Mackersey, his mother, other family members and friends, written mainly while LJ Mackersey was serving with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade on the Western Front. Includes a typescript of diaries he wrote during his time in England, France and serving in the Army of Occupation in Germany. Also includes diaries and other personal records - educational, professional and business. Note that the diary entries after his arrival in France in 1917 are blank. He later wrote up these entries in a letter to his mother (in folder MS-Papers-10251-27).The 'diary' transcript in folder MS-Papers-10251-32 integrated the diary and letter transcripts together.
Quantity: 18 folder(s).
- Part of
- Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
- Format
- 18 folder(s)
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LJ Mackersey - Papers relating to his estate
Date: 1974, 1977-1979
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-32
Description: A certified copy of the marriage certificate for LJ Mackersey and Beatrice Awdrey Hoyland (married 1920), a copy of LJ Mackersey's will, and letters (to his children) and other papers relating to his estate Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript
LJ Mackersey - Letters to his family
Date: 5 Dec 1916-9 Sep 1917
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-25
Description: Letters (and one postcard) written mainly to his mother Jessie Mackersey, while he was in camps at Trentham, Tauherenikau and Featherston, on a troopship, and from Sling and Pennings camps in Wiltshire, UK. Letters describe camp and shipboard life, training, and the writer's thoughts on conscription and war. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
LJ Mackersey - Letters received from family members and friends
Date: 9 Sep 1915-26 Aug 1916
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-34
Description: Letters from his mother, brother Leslie, cousin Ian and other relations and friends, received while LJ Mackersey was living in Hastings Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
LJ Mackersey - Papers relating to income and tax
Date: 1965-1969
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-36
Description: Income tax forms, bank statements and other related papers Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript
LJ Mackersey - Records from the University of New Zealand
Date: 1905-1910
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-37
Description: Folder contains certificates for passes in university examinations, newspaper cuttings and other papers relating to LJ Mackersey's tertiary education Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed material with Mss annotations
LJ Mackersey - Papers relating to law lectures
Date: 1919
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-30
Description: Typed notes and an exercise book with details of lectures given while LJ Mackersey was an instructor in law for the Divisional Educational Scheme. Also contains papers relating to NZ Division defensive arrangements of the Cologne Bridgehead. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript
Lindsay John Mackersey - Letters from friends and family members
Date: 1920, 1947
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-02a
Description: Letters from friends and family members at the time of LJ Mackersey's engagement to Beatrice Awdrey Hoyland of London, and letters from Awdrey written during their engagement. Also includes one letter from Awdrey written in 1947, in Wairoa Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
LJ Mackersey - Papers relating to service in World War One
Date: [1916-1919]
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-31
Description: Miscellaneous papers relating to Mackersey's military service, including the Acknowledgement of Offer of Service with New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, and the Notice of Striking off Strength. Also contains a special edition of the Cape Times, 24 June 1917. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed material
LJ Mackersey - Letters received during service in World War I
Date: 1917-1919
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-35
Description: Letters written by his father, mother, and other family members, while LJ Mackersey was in England, France and Germany. Includes letters written by his sister Margaret, during her time in England in the last year of the war, and until she and her brother sailed home to New Zealand on the `Prinzessin' in April 1919. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
LJ Mackersey - Letters to his family
Date: 3 January 1919-4 May 1919
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921-2011 : Papers relating to Mackersey family
Reference: MS-Papers-10251-28
Description: Letters to his mother, relating to time spent in England (at Hornchurch ) and in Germany (Leverkusen) when he was an instructor in law for the NZ Army's Divisional Education Scheme. Letters also contain observations of life in Germany, travels, photography, visits to the theatre in London, news of other family members in England, and preparations for his return to New Zealand. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss