1916 Goodacre letters and postcards

Date1916Reference NumberAms 469/2Collection SummaryThe 1916 letters from Goodacre brothers Eric Lucas (1895-1968), and Leonard Garfied (1893-1977). DescriptionThe Goodacre brothers were part of the first New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War One. They mostly write to sister Lilly Laird (née Goodacre), and mother Mary Goodacre (née Phillips).

During January 22, Eric is stationed at Zeitoun Camp, "we keep on drilling drilling drilling". He notes packages in light tins get smashed up and requests condensed milk and dried fruit. He is serving an officer, and therefore gets a bit more pay. He congrats Lilly's husband John for gettign his B.A. The following day a casualty report shows he left for Canal from Zeitoun. In March he refers to a Mr Thorndon doing good work in the hospitals in Cairo. In June he recalls an aeroplane machine gunning them and killing a horse. By July he is with an Australian mobile veterinarian unit and at the end of August describes the German underhand tactics. On October 5 he is on leave in Alexandria (Egypt) but back on the roll on October 29. Towards the end of the year in November, he describes being on the line and a friend being fired upon. He mentions that there is thought of a Camel Corp forming up.

Leonard is still in New Zealand. Likely Trentham early on (see undated series). During the middle of the year he ia promoted to Corporal (June 9) but by July he is admitted to hospital in Upper Hutt with Chicken Pox, at which time he was ranked L/Corporal. During September he writes to his parents from somewhere "at sea".

CreatorGoodacre, Eric Lucas, 1895-1968Goodacre, Leonard Garfied, 1893-1977LevelSeriesExtent9 letters, 1 postcardLanguageEnglish

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Letter from Eric Lucas Goodacre to Lilly Laird

Letter from Eric Lucas Goodacre to Rev John Laird

Letter from Eric Lucas Goodacre to Lilly Laird

Letter from Leonard Garfield Goodacre to Hal and Mary Goodacre

Letter from Eric Lucas Goodacre to Hal Goodacre

Postcard from Eric Lucas Goodacre to Mary Goodacre

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PeopleGoodacre, Eric Lucas, 1895-1968Goodacre, Leonard Garfied, 1893-1977EventsFirst World War (1914-1918)Part of Archive CollectionThe Goodacre brothers First World War letters

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1916 Goodacre letters and postcards