Letter from Reggie Crooke to Len Ornellas
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| Author | Crooke, George Reginald |
|---|---|
| Subject | Ornellas, Len |
| Title | Letter from Reggie Crooke to Len Ornellas (7) |
| Notes | A long letter from Reggie describing the horrors he is experiencing at the front. He says he wants Len's father to be notified in the event of his death, and that his army pay is to be bequeathed to Len. Editor's Comment: Pte. 40314 Leonard Ornellas, North Staffordshire Regiment Acting Bombardier 121476 George (Reggie) Crooke, 113th Bty. 25th Bde., Royal Field Artillery, died 5th October 1918, aged 26, buried Berthaucourt Communal Cemetery, Pontru. |
| Item Date | 3rd September 1918 |
| Creation place | France (with the Royal Field Artillery) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Content | Letter |
| Page | 7 of 8 |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Filename | GWA_1698_WWIlettersReggietoLen3.9.18.7.jpg |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Jackie Weaver |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8906/3431 |
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| Author | Crooke, George Reginald |
|---|---|
| Subject | Ornellas, Len |
| Title | Letter from Reggie Crooke to Len Ornellas |
| Notes | A long letter from Reggie describing the horrors he is experiencing at the front. He says he wants Len's father to be notified in the event of his death, and that his army pay is to be bequeathed to Len. Editor's Comment: Pte. 40314 Leonard Ornellas, North Staffordshire Regiment Acting Bombardier 121476 George (Reggie) Crooke, 113th Bty. 25th Bde., Royal Field Artillery, died 5th October 1918, aged 26, buried Berthaucourt Communal Cemetery, Pontru. |
| Item Date | 3rd September 1918 |
| Creation place | France (with the Royal Field Artillery) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Content | Letter |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Jackie Weaver |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8906 |
