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 |
Maria is his sister Maria East, to whom some of the later postcards are addresses.
Transcript: "Lnc Cpl W. Wenham 2683 5th Batt Lincolnshire Regt Kriegsgefangenen Lazarett Alexandrinenstr Berlin Germany [note in different hand, probably date of receipt:] Jan 25th 1917 Mrs. Wenham 49 Barcroft St New Cleethorpes Grimsby Lincs ENGLAND 28 Dec 1916 Dear Mother, Just to let you know I am getting on alright & hope you are all well at home. Please, will you write to Ted, you will get the address from his mother. Say I am alright & should like to hear from him. Give my love to Maria & the children. I will write more when I can write my own cards, but I am getting on very well. Love from your loving son Billy" |
Item date |
28th December 1916
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Creation place |
Alexandrinenstrasse hospital, Berlin
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Item source | |
Item medium | |
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 4, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8727.
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