Photo of Frank Dowdeswell and another soldier
| Title |
Photo of Frank Dowdeswell and another soldier
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| Subject |
Dowdeswell, Frank
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| Notes |
Frank Dowdeswell is seated on the bench with another soldier standing, both are wearing the cap badge of the Buffs regiment, and their Victory medal 1914-1919. After the First World War Frank served with the British army in Ireland and witnessed the fighting/civil war there. Frank was the father of Pam Hyett. He was known to his family as 'Curly', because of his hair.
Part of a collection relating to the service of Frank (7th Buffs) and Bob (Army Service Corps) Dowdeswell, of Shaw Green, Prestbury, nr Cheltenham. Bob died in April 1917 after a lorry accident. |
| Item date |
1919 - 1921
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| Creation place |
Cork, Ireland
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| Item source | |
| Item medium | |
| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Alun Edwards
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| Filename |
GWA_6649_PICT0406.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Alun Edwards
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| Contributed on the behalf of |
Terry and Pam Hyett
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Collection
Citation
“Photo of Frank Dowdeswell and another soldier,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/7574.
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