3rd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand

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3rd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand
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Country: New Zealand
Service: New Zealand Army
Branch: New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Type: Infantry
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Personal narratives

Francis Bine Thomas

Rifleman. 11th Reinforcements New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion Canterbury Regiment, 4th Brigade

Correspondence, 1915-1918, by by Frank Thomas (Service No 35504), Alexander Turnbull Library (MS-Papers-1543)

Letters home to his sister Annie Thomas (later Payne) dating from 17 May 1917 to 9 October 1917. Papers also include letters from Annie's other brothers Jack (Service No: 24247) and George (Service No: 6/367), friend Alick (Service No: 24195) and Claude (Service No: unknown)

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