27th New Zealand Battalion (2nd N.Z.E.F) Christmas 1945 and New Year 1946 card. Signed from “Jack Beckett (Kiwi). Hope to see you on return trip to Enzed”. Special Collections Disembarked in Egypt ex Gallipoli

Disembarked in Egypt ex Gallipoli 7th January 1916 (probably still on British ship)

Disembarking at Marseille on 17 May 1916

All through the attack and afterwards he worked on in ‘no man’s land’

Initially the column was crowned with a statue by Chaudet of The Emperor in Roman dress but was taken down by the Allies in 1814 and replaced by a flag bearing the fleurs de lys

27th New Zealand Battalion (2nd N.Z.E.F) Christmas 1945 and New Year 1946 card. Signed from “Jack Beckett (Kiwi). Hope to see you on return trip to Enzed”. Special Collections Disembarked in Egypt ex Gallipoli27th New Zealand Battalion (2nd N. Z. E. F) Christmas 1945 and New Year 1946 card. Signed from Jack Beckett (Kiwi). Hope to see you on return trip to Enzed. Interestingly the card shows the crossed Machine Guns of the NZ Machine Gun Corps above the inside greeting. Note: Jacks official details are 436607 PTE A. J. Beckett 27 N. Z. BN $55