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Wallet and pencil carried by John Barnard during his service in France

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SubjectBarnard, John
TitleWallet and pencil carried by John Barnard during his service in France
NotesLater he kept his medals, dog-tags, and other War related papers in this wallet. It contains the original pencil that he used to write his letters home and to fill in his notebook. His son Mike used that same pencil to draw some of his pictures relating to the First World War.

Part of a collection relating to Lance Corporal John Barnard (52258 Worcestershire regiment), market gardener of Badsey near Evesham; and his son Mike's drawings and newspaper articles relating to the First World War.
Item Date1916 - 1919
Creation placeFrance
File typeImage
Item sourceArtifact
Item mediumLeather
ContentMemorabilia
CataloguerAlun Edwards
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameAlun Edwards
Contributed on the behalf ofMike Barnard
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9565