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taonga1
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WW2 Sound Archives
« on: Monday 31 August 09 05:46 UTC (UK) »
http://www.soundarchives.co.nz/collections/mobile_unit_-_wartime_recordings

Apparently 10% of NZ's WW2 personnel have recordings in these archives.  The mobile unit concentrated on collecting personal narratives and greetings to send home.  The online catalogue is in .pdf format. 

Found via this newspaper report:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2818679/Tears-flow-as-daughter-hears-her-dad
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My mum's family:  MESSENGER (=> NZ 1852), ROSCOE/ROSCOW, ROBINSON, GROOMBRIDGE (=> NZ 1909)
My dad's family:  WHITE, CROOK (Devon => NZ)
My daughter's family:  HAILEY, WAKEFIELD (=> NZ 1850s)
My husband's family:  FLETCHER (Goole, Yorkshire => NZ), HILL (Devon => Australia), KNOTT (Australia)
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