Letter from 2683 William Albert Wenham to his mother
Title |
Letter from 2683 William Albert Wenham to his mother
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Author |
Wenham, William Albert
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Notes |
Transcript:
"Name: 2683. Lc Cpl. Wenham Christian Name: William Comp: British Camp of prisoners of war 5th Lincs Regt Gefangenen Lager Cottbus I Germany Mrs. Wenham 45 Barcroft St New Cleethorpes Grimsby Lincs England Cottbus. Feb 25th. Dear Mother. Just a line to let you know that I am going on well. I have received two letters from you dated Jan 16 and 28th and I am very pleased to hear that you are alright. I received the money safe and you must thank George for me. Tell him I will write him later. I am very pleased to hear Tom is alright I hope he remains so. Am very sorry to hear Sydney has been ill. I hope he will Will you let the Regt. know my change of address. Love to all from Your Loving Son Billy xxx" |
Item date |
25th February 1917
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Creation place |
Cottbus PoW camp No I, Sielow, Germany
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Content | |
Total number of pages |
2
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Cataloguer |
Everett Sharp
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Gavin Robinson
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Contributed on the behalf of |
Kevin Robinson
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Collection
Citation
“Letter from 2683 William Albert Wenham to his mother,” by Wenham, William Albert. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8732.
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