| Description | Private papers of John Albeson/Alveson, 12th Battalion. He served on the Western Front for the entirety of the war. His papers consist of a framed mobilisation telegram, a Holy Bible sent by his mother, history of the 12th Battalion by the 12th Manchester's Old Comrades Association, certificate of wartime employment, ration book and application for reduced rail fares, Programme for Cedar Street Methodist Mission Vocal Concert 1937, instructions for men proceeding on leave, out-of-work donation policy, City Battalions Federation review information, document cover for soldiers on discharge, 12th Battalion Old Comrades Association membership card, photo-postcards of John, photo of John with his wife, 1960, and copy of "The War Illustrated", 13th July 1918. |
