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Description: | Photocopy (2pp) of an article in THE MANCHESTER WEEKLY TIMES for 28 October 1916, entitled 'Office to Trench in Ten Weeks', in which he describes his conscription under the Derby Scheme, the arrival of his unit in France and their first experience of trench warfare on the Somme, while referring to relations with French civilians. Also held with the collection are photocopies (2pp) of two obituaries from THE MANCHESTER WEEKLY TIMES for 2nd Lieutenant Gray, who was killed in action on 4 December 1917 while serving with the 23rd Battalion Manchester Regiment (104th Brigade, 35th Division).
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Catalogue date 2001-09-03 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Gray, C W | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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