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Alexander Godley

Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander John Godley, circa 1920. Godley was commander of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War, 1914-1918.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/1-001336-G
Photographer: Herman John Schmidt
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