'My Dear King...': a collection of facsimiles relating to Idris Thomas of Morriston, a disabled child who lost both his feet as a result of a bone disease and who was received in 1912 at Buckingham Palace to be presented with a donation of £5 and an order for a pair of artificial feet. Includes subsequent story and recent correspondence. Edited and compiled by Desmond Thomas, son of Idris Thomas. 1996-1997 [1 vol.)

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Various records relating to Idris Thomas of MorristonD/D Z 298

'My Dear King...': a collection of facsimiles relating to Idris Thomas of Morriston, a disabled child who lost both his feet as a result of a bone disease and who was received in 1912 at Buckingham Palace to be presented with a donation of £5 and an order for a pair of artificial feet. Includes subsequent story and recent correspondence. Edited and compiled by Desmond Thomas, son of Idris Thomas. 1996-1997 [1 vol.)D/D Z 298/1

Brochure celebrating 90 years of Lord Mayor Treloar School and College which, as Sir William Treloar's Cripples Home at Alton (Hants), was attended by Idris Thomas of Morriston (see D/D Z 298/1 above). Features Idris Thomas' story on cover and on pp 8-9. 1998D/D Z 298/2