Francis Morphet Twisleton was a New Zealand soldier who served in the Boer War and the First World War and became well known for his writings of soldiering life.
Francis Morphet Twisleton, known as Frank, was born onFebruary 1873 in Settle, Yorkshire, England to a farmer and his wife. After completing his education, he went farming in Yorkshire. In 1895, he emigrated in New Zealand with his brother Thomas, and worked his way around the country as a farm labourer.
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