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

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).

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

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed

Personal Names