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BOOSEY, Leslie and BOOSEY Noel
1914-1980s
The collection consists mainly of letters. Most of these are from Noel and Leslie Boosey to their mother, Lucy Ashton Boosey with some to their father Arthur and sister Madge. The collection conta...
Suitcase
c.1917
A brown leather suitcase which belonged to Leslie Boosey. This contains a small unused diary and an address book. There are four postage stamps and a membership card for the AA dated 1922 in the add...
Letters from the Territorial War Office
Jul 1915- Aug 1915
Three letters stamped T. F. Office, London. One dated 24 July 1915 states that Noel was accidentally wounded on 21 July. The second is dated 25 July and says that he died of his wounds on 22 July. ...
Leslie Boosey correspondence
1914-1919
Comprises letters written by Leslie Boosey mainly to his mother Lucy. One letter is to his sister, Madge. Leslie talks about being on the move yet again and how it feels as if he's been in the trenc...
Miscellaneous correspondence
3 Jan 1915-29 Sep 1919
Two letters to Leslie Boosey. One is dated 1915 from a friend, Rupert. The second dated 1919 is from (Arthur Fortescue?) Greenwood and refers to Leslie's disappointment over not being awarded any ho...
War related material
1916-1980s
The material includes a map entitled 'British Front from Courcelette to Flers' which shows the approximate position of the British front lines around Eaucourt l'Abbaye on 26 September 1916. A second m...