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Letter from Pte Edward Thorndycraft to Miss Lily Freeman

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AuthorThorndycraft, Edward
TitleLetter from Pte Edward Thorndycraft to Miss Lily Freeman
NotesThe letter was written on 3rd November 1915 two days before Edward Thorndycraft died, to Lily Freeman. Interestingly the letter postmark is dated February 1916, showing the letter did not reach Lily until then. Lily married his brother, James, after the war.
Item Date3rd November 1915
Creation placeLoos, Pas de Calais, France
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentLetter
CataloguerEverett Sharp
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameAlun Edwards (Oxford Central Library Submission Day 10th March 08)
Contributed on the behalf ofMrs Angela Pates
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8760