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Total number of records: 747

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world war, 1914-1918135
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Dawnay, G P (1878-)19
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Green, William (1927-)6
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Pulteney, Sir William Pulteney (1861-1941)5
Great Britain. Army. East Lancashire Regiment. Battalion, 11th (Service)4
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)3
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Le Queux, William (1864-1927)3

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WILLIAMS, WILLIAM E

1914-1919

Pencil sketch of mosque (nd); 2 watercolour sketches (nd); German postcard (nd); Typescript verse 'The Motor-Lorry Man' by AL Jones (1918); Photograph of Princess Mary (nd); Overseas service stripes (...

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WILLIAMS

1915

Recollections of Suvla Bay Landing, 9 Aug 1915.

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AITCHESON, WILLIAM

1915-1918

4 photograph albums, including photographs of the Western Front (including Ypres) and Egypt, and aerial photographs, with captions (c 1915-c 1918); Bundle of 28 photographs copied from the albums; Neg...

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BRAY, WILLIAM

1916-1919

3 diaries (1916-1919).

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BARRACLOUGH, WILLIAM

1914-1918

Various papers; Maps of Asiago Plateau; Photographs; Cologne area; Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (Jan 1978).

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BEGBIE, WILLIAM

1914-1919

Photocopy of transcript diary (4 Aug 1914-10 May 1919).

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CAVE, WILLIAM

1914-1918

Manuscript and typescript recollections, written as letters to Peter Liddle [1976].

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Earp, William

Mid-Late 20th Century

Typescript recollections of the Bismarck as seen from HMS Suffolk; Copy of Ship's Log concerning the Bismarck; Photographs; Concert programmes; HMS Suffolk Christmas Card (1942).

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CURRAH, WILLIAM

1914-1919

Calendar diary (1915); Soldier's Small Book (1915); Manuscript diary in shorthand (12 Jan 1915-19 Nov 1918); Typescript of diary, 12 Jan 1915-19 Nov 1918 [1980]; Field Medical Card (30 Aug 1918); Out-...

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WILLIAMS, FJ

1914-1918

Private, 9th Battalion London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles), 2nd/23rd Battalion, London Regiment (East Surrey); Manuscript account of experiences including mining operations at Fricourt, Somme 1...

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WILLIAMS, RH

1914-1918

2nd Lieutenant, Royal Fusiliers; Photocopied vivid account of his experiences from enlistment in Dec 1916 until being severely wounded at Monchy-les-Preux at the Battle of Arras in May 1917; Remained...

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WILLIAMS, S

1914-1918

Brigadier, Royal Horse Artillery; Distinguished Service Order & Military Cross; Typescript reminiscences of his Service 1915-1918, including Vimy Ridge, Orvillers-la- Boisselle, Messines, with vivid ...

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