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Great War Stories: Lady Liverpool

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At home in New Zealand, the governor’s wife, Lady Liverpool, established a fund to assist the soldiers overseas and encouraged women and children to knit socks, sew shirts and contribute money to the cause. Watch this Great War Story about her work.

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Ian McGibbon, First World War – Home front, 1917 to 1918, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/46392/great-war-stories-lady-liverpool (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ian McGibbon, published 23 October 2014.