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A Birmingham soldier's First World War letter
Catalogue reference: MS 4233
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This record is about the A Birmingham soldier's First World War letter dating from 18 January 1915.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MS 4233
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Title (The name of the record)
- A Birmingham soldier's First World War letter
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Date (When the record was created)
- 18 January 1915
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Description (What the record is about)
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A typed copy of an original letter drafted by 'Jim' to his unnamed wife and children Jim, Ivy and Arthur. The date this transcript was created it unknown.
The author of this letter was a Birmingham born British serviceman who deployed to France in 1915 as a replacement for a battalion that had been fighting at Mons. He drafted this letter to his wife and children during a lull in the fighting from a series of diary entries kept during his early war service. The letter provides a high degree of detail including dates of events, numbers of casualties suffered in battle and the author's experience learning the French language. -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Unknown ("Jim")
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 pages
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d96d9e75-75f0-4315-a859-1f4cfe454ed3/
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This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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A Birmingham soldier's First World War letter