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Letter by Ella T Collinge about her husband's death

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AuthorCollinge, Ella
SubjectCollinge, Wharton Rye
TitleLetter by Ella T Collinge about her husband's death (1)
NotesElla visited and interviewed everyone she could who knew how Wharton (Mac) Collinge died. This is her record.

Editor's Comment:
Lieutenant Wharton Rye Collinge, 2nd/6th (Rifle) Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment), died of gas poisoning 7th August 1917 and is buried in Merville Communal Cemetery.
Item DateAugust 1917
Creation placeEngland
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentLetter
Page1 of 7
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2556_EllasLetter1.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameMartin Collinge
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9063/4133

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AuthorCollinge, Ella
SubjectCollinge, Wharton Rye
TitleLetter by Ella T Collinge about her husband's death
NotesElla visited and interviewed everyone she could who knew how Wharton (Mac) Collinge died. This is her record.

Editor's Comment:
Lieutenant Wharton Rye Collinge, 2nd/6th (Rifle) Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment), died of gas poisoning 7th August 1917 and is buried in Merville Communal Cemetery.
Item DateAugust 1917
Creation placeEngland
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentLetter
CataloguerRichard Marshall
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameMartin Collinge
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9063