GOODWIN, W A D

Description

Letters, including letters of congratulation on his birth, letters written by Goodwin from Oxford and while serving in Army, letters relating to the circumstances of his death and letters of sympathy; Newspaper cuttings (1926-1937); Photographs; Various documents and papers relating to his time in the OTC and military service; Scrapbook compiled after his death; Poems; Uniform buttons and collar badge; Service medals. There is a typescript listing with summary of the letters and photocopied transcripts of some, particuarly those written by Goodwin while serving in France.

Biography or history

Goodwin, W A D. 2nd Lieutenant serving with the 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, on the Western Front, 1916. Killed in action, 1 July 1916.

Provenance

The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs M Gray.

Access and usage

Reproduction

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