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Regimental Diary of the Wellington Regiment

Monday, April 12th, 2010

The Company Diary of the 7th Wellington West Coast Company written by Major William Cunningham ends on Sunday 11th April 1915.  The Company Diary resumes again on 2nd June 1915, this time compiled by other officers of the Wellington West Coast Company including Lieutenant Hugh McKinnon.
To cover the intervening period entries from the Regimental Diary of the Wellington Regiment will be used.  [...]

January 13th 1915, Zeitoun Camp

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Zeitoun Camp.
January 13th 1914 [sic]
Dear Colonel,
Having a free afternoon to-day I am starting to do that which should have been done before, write up the dairy [diary] of the doings of the Detachment of the 7th Wellington, West Coast, Regiment, serving with the Wellington Infantry Battalion in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Main Body). Up [...]