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Letter from Buckingham Palace to a released POW

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SubjectCawkwell, John
TitleLetter from Buckingham Palace to a released POW
NotesLetter from Buckingham Palace welcoming back a released prisoner a war. The letter, which is handwritten, and signed George R.I., was sent to Gnr J Cawkwell of the Royal Field Artillery (Cawkwell's details are in the top right-hand corner, and appear to be in a different hand from the rest of the letter). Part of a collection relating to John Cawkwell.
Item Date1918
Creation placeLondon
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentLetter
CataloguerMeriel Patrick
FilenameGWA_6912_hull0271.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameMeriel Patrick (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
Contributed on the behalf ofFred Oxbury
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/7837