Soldiers of the RegimentPrivate
William Cragg
1914-15 Star to Private William Cragg, number 14405, 9th Battalion
King’s Own
Killed in action 19 Sep 1918, Salonika.
Accession Number: KO0933/01
British War Medal to Private William Cragg, number 14405, 9th Battalion,
King’s Own
Killed in action 19 Sep 1918, Salonika.
Accession Number: KO0933/02
Allied Victory Medal to Private William Cragg, number 14405, 9th
Battalion, King’s Own
Killed in action 19 Sep 1918, Salonika
Accession Number: KO0933/03
Letter with British War and Allied Victory Medals.
Accession Number: KO0933/04
Letter re 1914-15 Star to Private William Cragg
Accession Number: KO0933/05
Christmas Card 'Defenders of the Empire'
Accession Number: KO0933/06
Circular from the Ministry of Food 29 May 1917. Re reduction of
consumption of bread.
Ministry of Food
Grosvenor House W1
On His Majesty’s Service
I wish to appeal for the immediate help of every man, woman and child in
my effort to reduce the consumption of bread.
We must all eat less food; especially we must all eat less bread and
none of it must be wasted. The enemy is trying to take away our daily
bread. He is sinking out wheat ships. If he succeeds in starving us our
soldiers will have died in vain.
In the interests of the country, I call upon you all to deny yourselves,
and so loyally to bridge over the anxious days between now and the
harvest. Every man must deny himself; every mother, for she is the
mistress of the home, must see that her family makes its own sacrifice
and that not a crust or crumb is wasted.
By a strict care of our daily bread we can best help the men who are
gallantly fighting on sea and land to achieve victory, and so share with
them the joys of the peace which will follow.
No true citizen, no patriotic man or woman will fail the country in this
hour of need.
I ask all the members of your household to pledge themselves to respond
to the King’s a recent Appeal for economy and frugality and to wear the
purple ribbon as a token.
[Viscount] Devonport
29th May 1917 Food Controller
Accession Number: KO0933/07
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