Letter sent on the death of Private William Lowe
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Letter sent on the death of Private William Lowe
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Subject |
Lowe, William Albert
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Notes |
Letter sent to the mother of Private William Lowe of the 13th East Yorks by the Roman Catholic Chaplain of the 30th Casualty Clearing Station of the British Expeditionary Force, breaking the news of his death. The letter says that Lowe was brought into the Casualty Clearing Station badly wounded, and that "His case was quite hopeless; but I am pleased to say he did not appear to be in any great pain." The Chaplain then describes administering absolution and the last rites to Lowe, and says that he will be buried in the British Military Cemetery at Aubigny in Artois. Part of a collection relating to William Lowe.
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Item date |
30th July 1917
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Creation place |
Aubigny, France
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Total number of pages |
2
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Cataloguer |
Meriel Patrick
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Meriel Patrick (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
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Contributed on the behalf of |
Walter Knapp
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Collection
Citation
“Letter sent on the death of Private William Lowe,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 9, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9522.
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