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Description: | Collection of papers relating to the service of Sergeant W Skinner with 128 Heavy Battery RGA during the First World War, consisting of a copy of the printed Routine Orders (4pp, 20 September 1918) and excerpt from cyclostyled Routine Orders (1p, undated) congratulating him on recent 'gallant service', 4 newspaper cuttings relating to his award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (4pp), ts letter (1p) arranging the presentation of his DCM (1p, January 1920), ms character reference (1p, April 1919) from his Commanding Officer in the RGA, his certificate of employment during the war (2pp) and demobilisation certificate (2pp), printed message (1p, 11 November 1918) from General Rawlinson 'to all ranks of Fourth Army', printed message from Brigadier General Olivant, Commanding X Corps Heavy Artillery thanking him on his demobilisation (1p, 1918/1919), printed programme for a horse show arranged by 128 (Oxfordshire) Heavy Battery RGA (7pp, 11 September 1916), a brief ms note (1p) to his ?wife, and a sketch of a house. Together with a printed certificate of appreciation (1p) relating to his Home Guard service in the Second World War.
Cataloguer APR
Catalogue date 2005-09-13 | 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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