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Description: | Small collection of documents and photographs relating to the service of the Quirk family during the First World War, comprising a printed booklet providing a tribute to female temporary sorting clerks and telegraphists working for the post office (7pp, March 1919), a portrait photograph of Frances Quirk and a photograph showing her with other postal sorting staff, and a copy of her register of birth (1p, June 1894); an amusing ms poem entitled 'A Munition Girl's Thoughts' written by Gladys Quirk (2pp), together with 6 photographs showing Gladys with fellow munitionettes; 8 photographs including images of Sydney Quirk during his servicve with the Manchester Territorials, a page from THE MANCHESTER COURIER depicting images of the Manchester Territorials' victualling arrangements (1p, 19 August 1914), a copy of Sydney's register of birth (1p, September 1895) and an unfinished piece of needlework made by Sydney while recovering from wounds.
Cataloguer APR
Catalogue date 2006-01-10 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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