Letter from 2683 William Albert Wenham to his sister
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Letter from 2683 William Albert Wenham to his sister
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Author |
Wenham, William Albert
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Transcript:
"My address is Name: Lc Cpl. Wenham Christian Name: William Comp: British 5th Batt Lincs Regt Camp of prisoners of war No: 2683 Cottbus No I Germany Mrs. East 45 Barcroft Street New Cleethorpes Grimsby Lincs England, 27.5.17 My Dearest Sister. A line in answer to your welcome letter dated apr. 29th, hoping you are all in real good health, as it leaves me champion just at present. I am very pleased to hear mother is a lot better, tell her she must not worry herself as I am quite alright. I will try and get a photo taken and send you one. I should like one of Mother as I lost the other when I was captured. Best Love to all from Your Loving Brother Billy xxxx" |
Item date |
27th May 1917
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Creation place |
Cottbus PoW camp No I, Sielow, Germany
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Total number of pages |
2
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Cataloguer |
Everett Sharp
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Gavin Robinson
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Contributed on the behalf of |
Kevin Robinson
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Collection
Citation
“Letter from 2683 William Albert Wenham to his sister,” by Wenham, William Albert. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 14, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8737.
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