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Collections - Archives - Letters

Mrs Owtram's Letters from soldiers and their relatives, First World War.

bulletLetter to Mrs Owtram, from Company Quarter Master Sergeant & Colour Sergeant Richard Henry Kirkby about socks, November 1916.  KO2490/119
bulletLetter to Mrs Owtram from CQMS J Byrne, A Company, 1/5th Battalion King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, somewhere in Belgium. Dated 1 May 1915. regarding newspapers for A Company etc.  KO2490/120
bulletLetter to Mrs Owtram from Private Edward Pickthall, number 3936 later 241489, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, dated 2 Sep 1916.  KO2490/121
bulletLetter to Mrs Owtram from Corporal William Pickthall,Number 3092, later 241036, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  KO2490/122
bulletLetter to Mrs Owtram from Jane Monks, 9 Dale Street, Lancaster concerning
Corporal Frederick Victor Monks, number 2153 (later 240529), 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own. Wounded on 14 Aug 1916 when a bullet struck his steel helmet, his death is recorded on the 15th August.  KO2490/123
bulletFrom Sister Matilda Goulding to Mrs Owtram, Newland Hall, Bay Horse, Lancaster, concerning her brother, Private Nicholas Goulding (Prisoner of War),  25th February 1917.  KO2490/124
bulletPostcard to Mrs Owtram from Private William James Johnston KO2490/125
bulletLetter to Mrs Owtram from Mr and Mrs Wallis, of 60 Derby Road, Skerton, Lancaster re receipt of parcel for their son.  KO2490/126
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Envelope postmarked 12 Oct 1914. KO2490/127
bulletLetter to Mrs Owtram from Mr and Mrs Penville from Carnforth dated 21 Aug 1916 re death of their son.  KO2490/128
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Envelope postmarked 22 Aug 1916 KO2490/129
bulletLetter to Mrs Owtram from M A Wilkinson concerning the death of her son.  KO2490/130
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Envelope postmarked 16 Sep 1916. KO2490/131
bulletLetter to Mrs Owtram from Mrs Ellen Woodhouse concerning her son, James Woodhouse.  KO2490/132
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Envelope to Mrs Owtram, Newland Hall, Nr Lancaster, from Field Post Office dated 25 Nov 1916, passed by Field Censor, number 814. KO2490/133

 

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