1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand
| 1st Battalion, Canterbury 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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Contents
Information on Battalion
The 1st Battalion Canterbury Regiment included the following companies:
- 1st Canterbury Company
- 2nd South Canterbury Company
- 12th Nelson Company
- 13th North Canterbury, Westland Company
Personal narratives
Robert John Petre (16 April 1894 - 5 June 1915)
Corporal. Main Body. 1st Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Diary, January 1915 - June 1915, by Corporal Robert John Petre (Service No 6/119), Alexander Turnbull Library (MS-Papers-1833-1)
Covers Egypt training and Gallipoli campaign
John Edward Constance (1894-1915)
Private. 2nd Platoon, 1st Canterbury Company, 1st Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Diary, 1914-1915, by by John Edward Constance (Service No 6/1223A), Alexander Turnbull Library (MSX-2845)
Diary covers Gallipoli campaign
George Henry Thomas
Main Body. 12th Nelson Company, 1st Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Correspondence, 1915-1918, by by George Thomas (Service No 6/367 ), Alexander Turnbull Library (MS-Papers-1543)
Letters home to his sister Annie Thomas (later Payne) dating from 28 April 1915 to 20 September 1916 including Gallipoli campaign. Papers also include letters from Annie's other brothers Frank (Service No: 35504) and Jack (Service No: 24247), friend Alick (Service No: 24195) and Claude (Service No: unknown)
Alexander Gillanders (Alick) McKay
C Company 12th Reinforcements. 12th Nelson Company, 1st Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Correspondence, 1915-1918, by by Alick McKay (Service No 24195 ), Alexander Turnbull Library (MS-Papers-1543)
Letter dated 13 August 1916 to his friend Annie Thomas (later Payne) after being wounded. Papers also include letters from Annie's brothers George (Service No: 6/367), Frank (Service No: 35504), Jack (Service No: 24247) and an unidentifed soldier friend named Claude.
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