John Cummings papers
| This material is held at | GB 206 Leeds University Library Contact Details | Location |
| Reference Number | GB 206 Liddle Collection POW 018 |
| Dates of Creation | 1917-1918 |
| Name of Creator | Cummings, John |
| Language of Material | English |
| Physical Description | 1 file; manuscript, postcards, and printed material Includes Camp money |
Scope and Content
New Testament, with dedication (12 June 1917); Letter from King George V (1918); Christmas card (1917); Camp money (n.d.); 3 food lists (25 Apr.-18 June 1918); Official army letters to Mrs Cummings relating to illness, wounding, and capture of J. Cummings (12 Feb. 1917, 3 Oct. 1917, 22 April 1918); Letter to Mrs Cummings from the War Prisoners' Fund (n.d.); 2 picture postcards (n.d.).
Administrative / Biographical History
John Cummings, a Private, 2nd/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, served on the Western Front. He was captured in 1918 and held as a POW (Prisoner of War) at Cassel and Langensalza.
Arrangement
Conditions Governing Access
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
See General Correspondence File.
Other Finding Aid
POW catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed
Note
In English
Access Points
| Subjects | |
| World War, 1914-1918 Prisoners and prisons, German Correspondence | |
| Letters 20th century | |
| Postcards Germany | |
| Personal Names | |
| Cummings John | |
