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Description: | Records relating to William Arthur Haydon Lounds of the 2/4th Lincs Regt. William Lounds worked as a clerk at Barclays Bank in Lincoln. He served in Ireland and on the Western Front. He died of his wounds on 6 Oct 1918 and is buried at Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France. Letters addressed to 'Dora'
1916; 2/4 Lincoln detchment, Killarney, Co. kerry, Ireland; torn on the creases
1916; D. Company Kilworth camp, Co. Cork, Ireland; 2 sheets, written at different angles; plain paper
18.7.1916; D. Company, Fermoy, Co. Cork; 2 sheets written at different angle; plain paper
3.1918; France, 7 plain pages, written in pencil
26.6.1917; France; 10 sheets, lined
5.10.1917; France; 4 sheets, lined, pencil, C/pl W.A.H. Lounds 201863
Whit Monday; France; 12 sheets, numbered pencil, lined C/pl 201863 BEF 2/4 Lincolns; thoughts on Lincoln
2.3.1917; France; 7 sheets, lined, Pte Lounds 5082 BEF
Harpenden, Herts, 2 crisp fine sheets PTE Lounds - recruit
D. Company Harpenden, Herts, Ivy leaf enclosed, 2 sheets, plain
1916; Castle barracks, Limerick, Ireland; Pte Lounds 5082; 2 lined pages, each page printed in purple
"This [Harpenden] is a rotten hole! We are only a village & with Luton and St Albans both less than 5 miles away - but 'out of bounds' Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Comments concerning Harpenden: 'I dont know whether you are aware that your beloved Ellen Terry and her husband Watts - lived here at the beginning of their married life - The house i which they lived is not particularly striking except for a the fact that it contains some windows painted by the dear lady - also the feature of the place is an old lych gate with a poky little room above the gates in which she used to flee the ogre of a husband...' Encloses a leaf from the ivy that covers the lych gate. 'I may say I shall be awfully glad when I can again wear clothes which suit me - as khaki makes me ghastly & skullified.' 1916. His unit spent Easter at Harpenden, but was quickly despatched to Ireland. Was stationed in the centre of Dublin for 2 weeks and then moved to the Ballsbridge Agicultural Hall. 'You should have seen the havoc wrought by our artillery in Sackville St.' Kilworth Camp, Cork, Ireland. 18 Jul 1916. Hopes that when the war is over '... I may come back to 'Barclays' Lincoln at my old 'digs'. New Barracks, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland. 1916. 'The camp is situated in the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hotel - in the midst of a gorgeous park...' Killarney, County Kerry. Enclosure: photograph of William Lounds, 1916. 1916. Comments on the location of the barracks: 'I Live in A CASTLE!!! Yes, - in a castle...' 'When I was at home I heard the Bishop of Lincoln speak on temperance at Grantham - We have his dear son for a 2nd in Command of Our Company. - Did someone say 'It isn't every father that knows his son' ... - but this is libel out and out - no more!' Castle Barracks, Limerick, Ireland. 2-4 Mar 1917. Reports that he has arrived in France: '...it is just like a dirty bit of England.' BEF, France. 5 Oct 1917. 'We have just been having a fairly rough time in the line, & we are now undergoing the recovery process!'Comments on the Zeppelin raids: 'I do think the Wretched Bosche might confine his attentions to the War Zone...'France. 26 Jun 1917. Describes life in the dug-outs and provides a pencil sketch of an unkempt soldier eating his rations: 'Yes! dug-outs have their fascination - their chief one being 'there's nothing to spoil'. They are quite suitable for their muddy, dirty faced, unshaven inhabitants!' BEF, France. Undated. 'For some months my admiration of the YMCA ran riot, - it is dawning on me now that considering the roaring trade it does - & the number & size of subscription it gets - some big profits are piling up somewhere..' France. 1 Mar 1918. On his last leave he visited London and went to the revue 'Zig Zag' at the Hippodrome. Phyllis Bedells was one of the dancers. BEF, France. Field postcards sent by William Lounds to a Miss Hartley of 18 Newport Terrace, Lincoln. 1917-1918. 4 items. | Subjects: | Wartime Correspondence Military | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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