item details
NameMemorandum, Overseas War Service Gratuity
ProductionWar Expenses Office, New Zealand Military Forces; publisher; 6 January 1920; New Zealand
ClassificationVisual and Verbal Communication, official documents
Materialspaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 141mm (width), 171mm (height)
Registration NumberGH022240
Credit lineGift of Cathryn Riley, 2012
Overview
This memorandum is part of a collection of official and personal papers which document the military service of Leonard Morrison with the First New Zealand Expeditionary Force from enlistment to repatriation.
The memorandum was sent by the War Expenses Office, New Zealand Military Forces, to Leonard, informing him that his Overseas War Service Gratuity for which he applied has been credited to an account held in his name by the Postal Department.
The significance of this object lies in its 'typicality' as illustrating processes and experiences undergone by many thousands of New Zealanders during the First World War.