Description
Object description
Twenty seven ms letters (63pp), May 1915 - April 1916, written to his parents whilst serving as a Private with 'A' Company, 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment (22nd Brigade, 7th Divison), together with two ms letters and one postcard (5pp), December 1915, written to two of his brothers and sister, describing training, conditions in the trenches, unfounded rumours of leave for his Company, refusing promotion, helping to dig mines under German trenches, Zeppelins raids over Britain and rumours of Turkish forces surrendering thereby bringing about an end to the war; two ms letters and one postcard (7pp), June 1916, from his parents including details on the introduction of conscription in Britain; one ms letter (4pp), 24 June 1916, from his brother Fred; one ms letter (2pp), 22 June 1916, from E J; one ms letter (2pp), 23 October 1915, from Bertha Hall; two postcards of bomb damage; two photographs of A Kirkman and W L Tweedale; a document listing personal effects returned to his parents after he died from wounds in July 1916; five field service postcards and various address cards. The collection also includes the New Testament, a Book of Psalms and Daily Readings from the Soldiers Christian Association, an Order of Service for the funeral of John Ward, a ts transcription (24pp) of the letters and a photograph showing Albert with his two brothers John and Norman, all in military uniform.
Content description
Twenty seven ms letters (63pp), May 1915 - April 1916, written to his parents whilst serving as a Private with 'A' Company, 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment (22nd Brigade, 7th Divison), together with two ms letters and one postcard (5pp), December 1915, written to two of his brothers and sister, describing training, conditions in the trenches, unfounded rumours of leave for his Company, refusing promotion, helping to dig mines under German trenches, Zeppelins raids over Britain and rumours of Turkish forces surrendering thereby bringing about an end to the war; two ms letters and one postcard (7pp), June 1916, from his parents including details on the introduction of conscription in Britain; one ms letter (4pp), 24 June 1916, from his brother Fred; one ms letter (2pp), 22 June 1916, from E J; one ms letter (2pp), 23 October 1915, from Bertha Hall; two postcards of bomb damage; two photographs of A Kirkman and W L Tweedale; a document listing personal effects returned to his parents after he died from wounds in July 1916; five field service postcards and various address cards. The collection also includes the New Testament, a Book of Psalms and Daily Readings from the Soldiers Christian Association, an Order of Service for the funeral of John Ward, a ts transcription (24pp) of the letters and a photograph showing Albert with his two brothers John and Norman, all in military uniform.
History note
Cataloguer JHK
History note
Catalogue date 2007-08-21
