Description: | This collection comprises of 80, A4 photocopied sheets of the thank you letters, sent to the organisers of the fund from the beneficiaries. There also contains some personal letters, sent to A.R Ravenscroft, a Wesleyan Methodist, from his friends in the services. The letters range from soldiers and sailors, serving in both England and lands such as Egypt, France and India. Some where writing from the trenches, others injured in hospital beds. Over 26 was raised for the fund and 162 boxes were sent out. The covering notes go on to list the names of the following who wrote the letters: Ashley, Pte. W. 240834; Bolus. Cpl. J.B (Bert);Boucher, Pete. H.C. (Joe); Brant, Pte. J. 64429;Brooks, Gilbert; Caddy, Pte. W. 82972; Crowshaw, Cpl. E. 51484; Chew, C.; Clark, W;Cook, Wte.W.36400; Davis, Cpl. W. 421303;Edmonds, Dr. J. 219535; Evans, Pte, A.R 37657; Green, E. 35598; Green, Spr. H.; Griffiths, A.; Hawley, Pte. J.T.114717; Hubery, H 76151;Jones, Sgt. C.; Kitson, Dr. T. 66312; Knowles, Pte.S 45312; Lowbridge, F.; Mellor, Pte. J. 186363;Moran, Fred; Morris, Pte.J. 26277; Moseley, J.B.; Orme, Pte. A. 49948; Orme, Pte. J.T. 1214; Pace, A.B; J.G; Pickstone, Sgt. W.J; Round, H.; Robinson, T.; Saunders, Pte. A. 56439; Spencer, Dr. A.; Squires, Staff Sgt. H.; Taylor, Sgt.H.; Thompson, R.W. 22194; Turner, Dr. L. 101400; Wood, 2/ Lt. Tom; Williams, G. 66867 |