Transcription of a letter from Edward M. Ryan to Laurence L. Doggett (December 20, 1917)
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The transcription of a letter from Edward M. Ryan to Laurence L. Doggett dated December 20, 1917. In the letter Ryan informs Doggett about all the work that he has been doing for the camp that he was looking after. Ryan also tells Doggett about all the changes that he his making that are saving the association a lot of money
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Edward M. Ryan (1878-1970) was born in Stretford, Manchester, England. He was a graduate of the class of 1911 He was known affectionatly as "The Major" by the fellows at the YMCA in Wellington New Zealand where he spent his time before and after his war service. He served in three wars in the British Army, the Boer War, World War I, and World War II. During the First World War he served as a Y.M.C.A. field secretary at Awapuni and Trentham camps in France; and in the Second World War he served as an officer of the Wellington Y.M.C.A., which gave shelter to thousands of troops. He died in 1970.
