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Description: | A collection of papers pertaining to recruitment in the First World War including: a ts letter from the CO of a section of the Glamorgan National Reserve thanking Spickett, a solicitor, for the offer of his services (August 1914); a copy of a printed letter from Spickett to townsmen of Pontypridd inviting them to a meeting to set up a movement of those men who are not eligible for the services (October 1914); a ts letter from the Registrar of the Glamorgan National Reserve to Spickett, and ex-officer, requesting particulars should the War Office require his services (November 1914); ms notes for Spickett's reply to the above letter stating his previous military service and age as 55; a leaflet advertising pay and conditions of His Majesty's Army (November 1914); a list of clothing and equipment to bring when joining the Force; a certificate of appointment to the rank of Captain in the 5th Battalion Glamorgan Volunteer Regiment (November 1916); a ts standard letter from the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee to Spickett requesting him to state the names of those members of his household who are willing to enlist for the War (December 1914); three railway warrants (1917 - 1918); Certificate of Registration (March 1918); book of counterfoils of tickets for use in the Glamorgan Volunteer Regiment 5th Battalion Officers' Mess; Membership Cards for South Wales and Monmouthshire Tactical Society (1897) and Pontypridd Rifle Club (1916); newspaper cutting showing a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to a mother who lost five sons in the American Civil War with comments on its relevance to bereaved British familes (March 1916); and a leather wallet.
Cataloguer SJO | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Spickett, James Edward | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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