Field service pocket book (October 1914); 2 diaries (November 1914-June 1915, February 1916-September 1917); ca. 230 letters, some with photocopies (1914-1919); ca. 100 mounted photographs, some with photocopies (nd); 48 photographs, with negatives, and 2 postcards (June 1915, nd); Leather pouch containing a pipe (nd), a metal name tag (nd) and a two franc piece which was possibly damaged by shot (1875); Bound typescript translation of diary, November 1914-June 1915, by Barrie Lloyd Mills, with drafts and notes (February 1993-March 1994).
Charles Thierry papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection FR 35
- Dates of Creation
- 1875-1994
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- French English
- Physical Description
- 2 boxes; manuscript, typescript, photographs, and postcards (partly photocopy). Includes a leather pouch and pipe, a metal name tag, and a two franc piece.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Charles Auguste Ferdinand Thierry was a Caporal, 176ime Rgiment d'Infanterie, serving in the Dardenelles and on the Western Front.
Arrangement
Handlists at FR 35: Thierry, CAF.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by C.A.F. Thierry in 1973 and 1974. See French Veterans Correspondence File.
Note
In French and English.
Other Finding Aids
French catalogue (hard copy); Item level catalogue of letters with papers in each Box. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.