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Letters, C.R. Spragg 1914-1918. Handwritten. From UK, Egypt, Gallipoli, sea, on military service with 9th Wellington Mounted Rifles NZEF (two folders)., 1914 - 1918

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5 (A and B)
Identifier: MSS. Archives. A-264. File 5

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Letters, photographs, ephemera and newspaper cuttings regarding the lives of three members of the Spragg family of Auckland: Wesley Spragg, Auckland merchant who founded the New Zealand Dairy Association (later the New Zealand Cooperative Dairy Company Limited) - letters to his family and others while on an overseas tour in 1908; Charles Robert Spragg (nephew of Wesley), Auckland meat export executive, Jersey breeder and Territorial Officer - letters to his family from South Africa during the Boer War, 1900- 1901, and from Egypt and Gallipoli during World War I, 1914-1918; Wesley Neal Spragg (son of Wesley) Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps - letters and photographs relating to his wartime career and death in Egypt in 1918.

Dates

  • 1914 - 1918

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Not restricted

Extent

From the Collection: 0.2 metres (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository

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Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand