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+ | [http://tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/spydus/FULL/GLOBAL/OPHDR/564/6583,7 Letters to Leslie McKillop], 1916 - 1918, by [http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C5800 Private David Albert Grant (Service No 27498)], Alexander Turnbull Library (MS-Papers-0542) | ||
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+ | Letters written during training, at Sling Camp, at Salisbury and while serving in France. | ||
== Related media == | == Related media == |
Revision as of 02:00, 7 September 2015
2nd Battalion, Otago Regiment, New Zealand | |
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Years active: | – |
Country: | New Zealand |
Service: | New Zealand Army |
Branch: | New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
Type: | Infantry |
Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
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Created: | |
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Name1: | 2nd Battalion Otago Regiment |
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Contents
Information on Battalion
The 2nd Battalion Otago Regiment included the following companies:
- 4th Otago Company
- 8th Southland Company
- 10th North Otago Company
- 14th South Otago Company
Personal narratives
David Albert Grant
Private D Company 17th Reinforcements. Private 10th North Otago Company, 2nd Battalion Otago regiment
Letters to Leslie McKillop, 1916 - 1918, by Private David Albert Grant (Service No 27498), Alexander Turnbull Library (MS-Papers-0542)
Letters written during training, at Sling Camp, at Salisbury and while serving in France.
Related media
Official Sources
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