First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Letter to Francis Ornellas from Major HR Dickinson. Re. death of Reggie Crooke

Title
Letter to Francis Ornellas from Major HR Dickinson. Re. death of Reggie Crooke
Author
Dickinson, H. R.
Subject
Ornellas, Francis
Notes
A letter from Reggie's commanding officer notifying Francis of the circumstances of his death in action

Editor's Comment:
Pte. 40314 Leonard Ornellas, North Staffordshire Regiment

Acting Bombardier 121476 George (Reggie) Crooke, 113th Bty. 25th Bde., Royal Field Artillery, died 5th October 1918, aged 26, buried Berthaucourt Communal Cemetery, Pontru.
Item date
7th October 1918
Creation place
France (with the Royal Field Artillery)
Item source
Leaf
Item medium
Paper
Content
Letter
Cataloguer
Richard Marshall
Copyright
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repository
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor name
Jackie Weaver

Citation

“Letter to Francis Ornellas from Major HR Dickinson. Re. death of Reggie Crooke,” by Dickinson, H. R.. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 30, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8910.

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