Photograph of Dr. Robert John Helsby
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Photograph of Dr. Robert John Helsby
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Subject |
Helsby, Robert John
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Notes |
My grandfather Dr. Robert John Helsby joined the 20th Battalion (4th Salford Pals) Lancashire Fusiliers and served as their medical officer. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre while serving with the Battalion after an action at Poelcappelle in January 1918, and the Military Cross while serving with the Royal Artillery in July 1918.
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Item date |
1917
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Creation place |
Poelcappelle
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Content | |
Cataloguer |
Everett Sharp
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Filename |
GWA_1146_Dr_Helsby_RAMC_uniform.jpg
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Robert Caldicott
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Collection
Citation
“Photograph of Dr. Robert John Helsby,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 3, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/3024.
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