Charles Bland papers

Scope and Content

Separation allowance and allotment of pay form (9 Feb. 1917); Letter to Mrs Bland from Captain Borthwick, relating to her missing husband (23 Apr. 1918); five letters, four with envelopes, from C. W. Bland to his wife Grace (15 June 1918, 10 July 1918, 10 Aug. 1918, 15 Aug. 1918, 28 Aug. 1918); Letter to Mrs Bland from the War Office, relating to her missing husband (3 Aug. 1918); Press cutting relating to repatriated Surrey prisoners (n.d.); Protection certificate and certificate of identity (30 Mar. 1919).

Administrative / Biographical History

Charles William Bland (b. 1890), a Private, 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, was captured and held as a POW (Prisoner of War) at Limburg from Apr. 1918.

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Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs J. Entwistle (niece) per I. D. Joss. See Research Correspondence File.

Note

In English

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