Private Papers of J P Nichols DCM

Correspondence with his wife and family (May 1915 - February 1918) and official correspondence with his wife (January 1918 - October 1918) recording his service with the 2nd/22nd Battalion London Regiment (The Queen's) in France and Palestine until he was killed in action on 19 February 1918, including his Allies Pocket case with a hymn, a prayer and a marching song (4pp); a Queen's Regiment Christmas Card for 1916 (3pp) sent from France to his wife; a ts programme (3pp, no date) for a concert by The Barnstormers at the Empire Theatre in Jerusalem; a ms letter (4pp, May 1916) from the East London Hospital for Children, Shadwell congratulating him on his promotion to Sergeant; a small ts card (1p, no date) with the sentiment "Remember me, and I'll forget you not"; 9 ms postcards to his wife (20pp, May 1915 - February 1918), including a last ts postcard with a ms message to his wife (2pp, postmarked April 1918); 3 ms letters to his wife (9pp, August 1917 and January 1918); two ms letters of condolence (4pp) and a ms list of his effects (1p) from the OC his Company and the Chaplain of his Battalion (February 1918); the official notification of his death (2pp, Army Form B.104-82B, March 1918); 2 ts official letters concerning the presentation to his widow of the DCM which he had been awarded (2pp, July 1918 and November 1918); a receipt from the Imperial War Graves Commission for payment for a headstone for his grave (May 1924); and a Buying Permit for Utility Furniture Units (12pp, January 1940). Also included are two his training notebooks (57pp and 9pp) and a Section or Platoon Roll Book (Gale & Polden Ltd, Aldershot).

Correspondence with his wife and family (May 1915 - February 1918) and official correspondence with his wife (January 1918 - October 1918) recording his service with the 2nd/22nd Battalion London Regiment (The Queen's) in France and Palestine until he was killed in action on 19 February 1918, including his Allies Pocket case with a hymn, a prayer and a marching song (4pp); a Queen's Regiment Christmas Card for 1916 (3pp) sent from France to his wife; a ts programme (3pp, no date) for a concert by The Barnstormers at the Empire Theatre in Jerusalem; a ms letter (4pp, May 1916) from the East London Hospital for Children, Shadwell congratulating him on his promotion to Sergeant; a small ts card (1p, no date) with the sentiment "Remember me, and I'll forget you not"; 9 ms postcards to his wife (20pp, May 1915 - February 1918), including a last ts postcard with a ms message to his wife (2pp, postmarked April 1918); 3 ms letters to his wife (9pp, August 1917 and January 1918); two ms letters of condolence (4pp) and a ms list of his effects (1p) from the OC his Company and the Chaplain of his Battalion (February 1918); the official notification of his death (2pp, Army Form B.104-82B, March 1918); 2 ts official letters concerning the presentation to his widow of the DCM which he had been awarded (2pp, July 1918 and November 1918); a receipt from the Imperial War Graves Commission for payment for a headstone for his grave (May 1924); and a Buying Permit for Utility Furniture Units (12pp, January 1940). Also included are two his training notebooks (57pp and 9pp) and a Section or Platoon Roll Book (Gale & Polden Ltd, Aldershot).

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Catalogue date 2006-07-06