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Describes how Vicar from her local parish relates the details of her husband's execution for 'cowardice'.

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SubjectFarr, Gertrude
TitleDescribes how Vicar from her local parish relates the details of her husband's execution for 'cowardice'.
NotesBritish civilian widow of Pte Harry Farr, 1st Bn West Yorkshire Regt, executed for cowardice on Western Front, 16/Oct/1916. Also includes comments from daughter and granddaughter
Item Date17th April 1993
Creation placeUnknown
File typeAudio
Item sourceCD copy of tape original
Item mediumTape
ContentInterview
KeywordsMilitary Punishment, Home Front, Casualties of War
Collection ID13731/2
Repository nameImperial War Museum Sound Archive
Repository address
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/
CataloguerEverett Sharp
FilenameCXTIWMAUDafar3.mp3
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1768