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Description: | A collection of papers relating to his service in the Army Service Corps (ASC) with 3rd Company, 28th Divisional Train (January - May 1915), as Officer Commanding 5th Reserve Park (May 1915 - May 1918), and 11th Army Auxiliary (Horse) Company (May 1918), including: a detailed ms pocket diary (36pp) covering his first two months of service in France with the 28th Divisional Train (January - March 1915), with entries concerning his first impression of France and his duties; 33 ms letters written to his parents (73pp) (covering mainly January - July 1915, and March - November 1918), with details of transport problems, his views on a strike at home (March 1915), the devastation caused by the Germans; correspondence relating to his command of the 5th Reserve Park, including many written in French from civilians thanking him and his men for assistance; official papers (1914 - 1919) including his Record of Service, Commission Certificates, a ts confidential recommendation for command and staff appointments, Protection Certificate, National Registration Act Card, a pamphlet relating to Demobilization, a pass, and a motorcycle permit; ms notes (21pp) entitled 'Historical Record of No 5 Reserve Park, No 12 Coy ASC' compiled by 2nd Lieutenant R V Beveridge, covering its formation until its move to Arras (August 1914 - October 1917), and contains details of numbers of men and horses, equipment, and work undertaken; lists of movements (2pp); menus and programmes for shows and dinners, including a East Yorkshire Wagoners Reserve Reunion (August 1964); four blank German Field Postcards; 50 photographs with brief captions showing Rawlence and officers, men, horses and wagons; 9 photographs of Arras and one photograph of the East Yorkshire Wagoners Memorial at Sledmore, Yorkshire; and a plaque bearing the emblem of the Wagoners Special Reserve.
Cataloguer SJO | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | 28th Division British Army Army Service Corps 5th Reserve Park | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Rawlence, Arthur Raymond | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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