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Description: | A large collection of detailed ms letters, postcards, and other items (309 folios) written to his parents, relating to his decision to join the Army, his service in 'D' Company, 2/5th (Weald of Kent) Battalion, East Kent Regiment (the Buffs), stationed at Tonbridge, and later Canterbury, Kent (January - August 1916), joining the BEF, with 15 Platoon, 'D' Company, 1/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's), London Regiment (September - December 1916), a period in Mile End Military Hospital, London following his wounding (January - February 1917), a brief transfer to 'A' Section, 1st London Reserve Field Company, Royal Engineers (July 1917), then 'D' Company, 22nd (Reserve) Battalion, London Regiment (August - October 1917), transfer to 9 Platoon, 'C' Company, 2/7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment and a return to France (October 1917 - February 1918), transfer as a temporary draughtsman to Divisional Headquarters, 58th Division, in France and Belgium (March 1918 - March 1919). Also included are: his ID tag for No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne (December 1916); a letter written from a school girl to a 'wounded soldier' (December 1916); a series of annotated picture postcards of his Company (unnamed); postcard photographs of a nun taken from a wounded friend; three postcards taken from German prisoners of war (in German, March 1918); and a small unused gas mask log book.
Cataloguer SJO | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | 1st London Reserve Field Company Royal Engineers East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) 2/7th (City of London) Battalion British Army 2/5th (Weald of Kent) Battalion London Regiment 58th Division 1/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's) | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Saunders, Joseph Nosbert | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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