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Photocopied extracts giving biographical details of Godley and his uncle John Robert Godley, taken from An Encyclopedia of New Zealand (Government Printer, New Zealand, 1966) and A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Dept of Internal Affairs, New Zealand, 1940). 9pp.

Photocopy of Godley's obituary taken from The Times. 1p.

Correspondence between Godley and Col Clive Wigram, Assistant Private Secretary to HM King George V, concerning relations between the King and his colonial troops, including Godley's suggestions that His Majesty become Col in Chief of certain Colonial Regts and appoint some senior New Zealand officers as his Aide de Camps, 1911-1913.

Correspondence between Godley and Col Clive Wigram, Assistant Private Secretary to HM King George V, relating to operations by the troops under Godley's command during World War One, notably a description of the composition of the New Zealand force under Godley's command in Egypt, and the calibre of its officers, Feb 1915; detailed descriptions of operations in Gallipoli, including the Allied landings at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, May 1915, the Turkish attack on Quinn's Post, Jul 1915, the Battle of Sari Bair, Aug 1915, and the evacuation of Allied troops, Dec 1915, as well as descriptions of the system of reinforcement and supply, weapons and living conditions; detailed descriptions of operations on the Western Front, including the Battle of Messines, Jun 1917, various actions during the Third Battle of Ypres, notably the First Battle of Passchendaele, Sep 1917, and actions in the Ardre Valley during the Second Battle of the Marne, Jul 1918. Wigram's replies include detailed notes on political and social events in Britain during World War One, including opposition against general conscription, led by Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe; problems surrounding the production of munitions, 1915, notably negotiations with trades unions, a miners' strike and the new Munitions Ministry under the control of the Rt Hon David Lloyd George; opinions on the diplomatic negotiations of the government with the Balkan states; the Easter Rising in Ireland, 1916; the Maurice Affair, in which Maj Gen Sir Frederick (Barton) Maurice wrote a letter to The Times accusing the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, of false statements regarding the strength of the British army on the Western Front, May 1918.

Correspondence between Godley and Col Clive Wigram, Assistant Private Secretary to HM King George V, concerning the Belgian Princess Marie de Croy, recommended by Godley for an OBE for her actions in rescuing and sheltering wounded Allied troops during World War One.

File of correspondence relating to the visit of Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe, to Cologne, Germany, including a confidential wire from the Military Permit Office informing Godley, then Commander in Chief of the BAOR (British Army of the Rhine), of Northcliffe's proposed trip to Cologne, 22 May; various telegrams and correspondence sent between the Times office in London, Godley's Headquarters, and Northcliffe's hotel in Bologne, France, making arrangements for the visit; Godley's letter to Northcliffe explaining the circumstances of his original invitation and expressing his opinions concerning possible risks to his personal safety whilst visiting Germany, 29 May 1922; a strongly worded telegram from Sir Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, accusing Northcliffe of attempting to stir up trouble between the French and British, and instructing Victor Alexander Sereld Hay, Baron Kilmarnock, British High Commissioner of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission, to ignore his visit, 30 May 1922; a letter from Geoffrey Harmsworth thanking Godley for making available the file of letters relating to the visit for research for Northcliffe (Cassell, London, 1959), 1956. 20 items, 28pp.

Correspondence between Godley, Col Clive Wigram, Assistant Private Secretary to HM King George V, and Lt Col Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham, mainly descriptions by Godley of his service as Commander in Chief BAOR (British Army of the Rhine), notably the French occupation of the Ruhr and its effect on British relations with the French and Germans, 1923.

Correspondence between Godley and Col Sir Clive Wigram, Assistant Private Secretary to HM King George V, relating to Godley's later career as Governor and Commander in Chief of Gibraltar, mainly social and political news from Gibraltar, including details of unrest in Spain culminating in the Spanish Revolution, 1931, and Godley's relations with the new Spanish Republic.

Correspondence with Col Sir Clive Wigram, Assistant Private Secretary to HM King George V, 1911-1933, including detailed descriptions of operations in Gallipoli and on the Western Front during World War One. Correspondence concerning a visit by Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe, to Cologne, Germany, in 1922. Letters to Godley from various military friends and acquaintances, 1901-1954, including FM William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood of Anzac and Totnes; FM Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan; AF Sir John Michael de Robeck, 1st Bt; Gen Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton; Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude; Gen Sir John Maxwell; Gen Sir Archibald (James) Murray; FM Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, 1stViscount Plumer of Messines; and FM Sir William (Robert) Robertson, 1st Bt. Two unpublished volumes of letters from Godley to his wife, Louisa Marion Godley, Lady Godley, sent during active service on the Western Front, 1916-1918. Biographical information relating to Godley and his family, namely a copy of his memoirs, Life of an Irish Soldier (John Murray, London, 1939), a copy of his obituary in The Times, 1957, and photocopied extracts from New Zealand encyclopedias relating to Godley and his uncle, John Robert Godley.

Letter to Godley from FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander in Chief, BAOR (British Army of the Rhine), describing the conditions facing the German people, and expressing concern about the possibility of widespread disease across Europe. 2pp.

Letter to Godley from Lt Gen Sir Arthur William Currie, Commander Canadian Corps, replying to Godley's letter of congratulations on the performance of his unit during the first day of the Battle of Amiens, Aug 1918. 2pp.

Letter to Godley from AF John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, thanking Godley for his kindness to his wife during a recent visit by her to Gibraltar. 2pp.

Letter to Godley from AF Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss of Wemyss, thanking him for his letter of congratulations on Wemyss' promotion and peerage. 3pp.

Letter to Godley from AF Sir (Alfred) Dudley (Pickman Rogers) Pound, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, thanking him for his congratulations following the Battle of River Plate, off the coast of Uruguay, 13 Dec 1939. 1p.

Letter to Godley from Adm Sir William Wordsworth Fisher, Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, thanking him for allowing several of Fisher's midshipmen to stay at Godley's summer cottage on Gibraltar. 1p.

Letter to Godley from FM John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, Governor of Malta, thanking him for congratulations on Gort's promotion to FM. 1p.

Letter to Godley from FM Sir Allan Francis (John) Harding, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, thanking him for welcoming Harding as a new member of the Mounted Infantry Club. 2pp.

Letter to Godley from FM William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron of Archangel and Ironside, commenting briefly on the news of the fall of Tobruk, Libya, to German FM Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Corps. 2pp.

Letter to Godley from Gen Sir Claud (William) Jacob, Chief of General Staff, India, notably an account of difficulties faced in India, namely an exhausted Indian army, inexperienced British units, a frontier war in Waziristan and internal unrest, and an overview of attempts to rectify the problems. 2pp.