Alt Ref NoMR4/17/277
Acc No3222/5
TitlePrivate Arnold Davies 47728 12th Battalion The Manchester Regiment
DescriptionMaterial relating to Private Davies including sepia studio portrait photograph;letter written to his father from J1 Ward War Hospital Bradford, Yorkshire May 19 1917 describing events surrounding his wounding, his experiences in the trenches and his critical observations and comparison re organisation, leadership etc between the German Army and the British Army, and conditions in the hospital; and death certificate Private Davies. Private Davies died on 2 July 1917 from complications arising from wounds received as described in the above letter.
Datec1917
Extent3 items
CustodialHistoryTransferred from Manchester Regiment Museum 14 November 2005. Deposited with Museum 23 November 1995.
FormatManuscript
Printed document
Photograph
TypeArchive
Ref NoGB131.MR/17/278
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