Postcard of "Bill" (2)
Page description
| Title |
Postcard of "Bill" (2)
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|---|---|
| Author |
Taylor, William
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| Notes |
The attached postcard was found by me whilst searching through my late father's papers. I believe it would have been given to my grandfather James F Gray (known as Jim) by his pal Bill. My grandfather served with the 16th Royal Scots and was wounded on the first day of the battle of the Somme a few months after his 18th birthday. I believe Bill to be W (William) Taylor, a friend of my grandfather's, both of whom came from the village of Dirleton in East Lothian, although I have been unable to verify that as fact.
Although my grandfather survived the war (he died in 1975) W Taylor was killed in 1917 age 19. |
| Item date |
1916
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| Creation place |
France
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| Item source | |
| Item medium | |
| Content | |
| Page number |
2
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| Total number of pages |
2
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| Cataloguer |
Stuart Lee
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| Filename |
GWA_0329_WWI_postcard_16RS_Reverse.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
James Gray
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Collection
Citation
“Postcard of "Bill",” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/5310.
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Document description
| Title |
Postcard of "Bill"
|
|---|---|
| Author |
Taylor, William
|
| Notes |
The attached postcard was found by me whilst searching through my late father's papers. I believe it would have been given to my grandfather James F Gray (known as Jim) by his pal Bill. My grandfather served with the 16th Royal Scots and was wounded on the first day of the battle of the Somme a few months after his 18th birthday. I believe Bill to be W (William) Taylor, a friend of my grandfather's, both of whom came from the village of Dirleton in East Lothian, although I have been unable to verify that as fact.
Although my grandfather survived the war (he died in 1975) W Taylor was killed in 1917 age 19. |
| Item date |
1916
|
| Creation place |
France
|
| Item source | |
| Item medium | |
| Content | |
| Total number of pages |
2
|
| Cataloguer |
Stuart Lee
|
| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
|
| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
James Gray
|
Citation
“Postcard of "Bill",” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/5310.
