Reminiscences of the War collated by Joseph Hirst
| Title |
Reminiscences of the War collated by Joseph Hirst
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| Subject |
Hirst, Joseph
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| Notes |
A collection of papers collated by Joseph Hirst, City Architect of Hull, relating to his son, who served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the East Yorkshire Regiment in France. The volume includes a wide variety of materials, including: newspaper cuttings, a Christmas card, battalion orders, notes on training soldiers (including a ten week syllabus), luggage and kit lists, details of knowledge requirements for young officers, exam papers with Hirst's answers, Officers' mess regulations, barrack room instructions, standing orders, a booklet entitled "A Short History of the East Yorkshire Regiment", documents relating to a court martial, photographs, and letters, including one from Buckingham Palace welcoming home prisoners of war.
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| Item date |
1914 - 1918
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| Creation place |
Hull
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| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Meriel Patrick
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| Filename |
GWA_6546_JHirst_Binder.pdf
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Alun Edwards (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
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| Contributed on the behalf of |
Andrew Hirst
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Collection
Citation
“Reminiscences of the War collated by Joseph Hirst,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 28, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/7471.
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