Ferns collected on Passchendale Ridge by Albert Rawson, Army Service Corps
| Title |
Ferns collected on Passchendale Ridge by Albert Rawson, Army Service Corps
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| Author |
Rawson, Albert
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| Notes |
Ferns collected on Passchendale Ridge by my granduncle, Albert Rawson. He was one of 8 children, my grandfather, Frank, being his brother. He was born in 1874 at Hebdon Bridge, Todmorden, Yorkshire. The family eventually moved to Blackpool, Lancashire.
Albert Rawson was stationed at supply depot in France as a Private during 1914-18 war. Home address given as Sheaf Street, Poulton-le-Fylde. Occupation: worked at Alkali Works. In 1901, residence: 156 Warbrick Road, Blackpool, Lancs.; occupation: Yeast merchant, self employed. Editor's Comment: Pte. 22492 Albert Rawson, Army Service Corps, later served with the Labour Corps (Regt. No. 300641). |
| Item date |
1917
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| Creation place |
Passchendale
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| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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| Filename |
GWA_2997_passchendale_leaves.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Andrea Messenger
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Collection
Citation
“Ferns collected on Passchendale Ridge by Albert Rawson, Army Service Corps,” by Rawson, Albert. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 10, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4400.
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