Letter from Family of Pte Sid Wray, killed in action (1)
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Letter from Family of Pte Sid Wray, killed in action (1)
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Subject |
Wray, Sid
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Letter sent by the family of Pte Wray (his sister I think) to Sid Morgan (my father) in France telling him of Sid Wray's death in action.
Editor's Comment: Pte. 23959 Sidney George Wray, C Squadron, 1st Troop, 16th Lancers, later transferred to the 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment, taking a new regimental number (32541). Killed in action, 8th May 1917, aged 19. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on Bay 6 of the Arras Memorial. Driver 146147 S. Morgan, Royal Field Artillery, 23rd Division, served in No. 3 section, Divisional Ammunition Column, and later in V/23 Trench Mortar Battery. |
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7th June 1917
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Arras
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1
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Total number of pages |
3
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Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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Filename |
GWA_1546_IMG_5095.jpg
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Contributor name |
Dr Edmund Morgan-Warren
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Collection
Citation
“Letter from Family of Pte Sid Wray, killed in action,” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/5491.
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Document description
Title |
Letter from Family of Pte Sid Wray, killed in action
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Subject |
Wray, Sid
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Notes |
Letter sent by the family of Pte Wray (his sister I think) to Sid Morgan (my father) in France telling him of Sid Wray's death in action.
Editor's Comment: Pte. 23959 Sidney George Wray, C Squadron, 1st Troop, 16th Lancers, later transferred to the 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment, taking a new regimental number (32541). Killed in action, 8th May 1917, aged 19. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on Bay 6 of the Arras Memorial. Driver 146147 S. Morgan, Royal Field Artillery, 23rd Division, served in No. 3 section, Divisional Ammunition Column, and later in V/23 Trench Mortar Battery. |
Item date |
7th June 1917
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Creation place |
Arras
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Item source | |
Item medium | |
Content | |
Total number of pages |
3
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Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Dr Edmund Morgan-Warren
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Citation
“Letter from Family of Pte Sid Wray, killed in action,” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/5491.