17 photographs and picture postcards (17 Oct. 1914-1916); Manuscript recollections "My Experiences in Germany" [1918]; Message from George V (1918); Demobilization certificate of W. A. Noad (daughter's father-in-law) (7 Mar. 1919); 2nd Battalion, London Rifle Brigade, reunion dinner menu (17 Nov. 1934).
George Wells papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection POW 068
- Dates of Creation
- 1914-1934
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, photographs, postcards, and printed material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
George Wells, a Sergeant, 2nd/4th Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, was captured at St Quentin on the Western Front, 21 Mar. 1918, and held as a POW (Prisoner of War) at Cassel and Chemnitz.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs Joyce Noad (daughter).
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
POW catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed