Army cover for demobilization, transfer or discharge (nd); 9 photographs (1917-1919); 2 manuscript letters and one postcard to his parents (22 July 1919, 27 July 1919, nd); Demobilization certificate (3 February 1920); Booklet "The Soldier's French and Arabic Pocket Guide" (1915); Transfer statement form for arms, equipment, clothing and necessaries (6 February 1919); Instructions to those proceeding home on Furlough (9 November 1919); Army book used as photograph album (nd); Field medical card (24 September-2 October 1918); Signalling certificate (30 September 1917); Receipt for great coat (January 1920); Ship label (nd); Memorandum relating to dental treatment (5 November 1918); Typescript letter from Tom W. (3 April 1919); Pass (14 June 1919); Leave and railway ticket (8 December 1919); Protection and identity certificate (7 January 1920).
Alfred Howell papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection EP 036
- Dates of Creation
- 1915-1920
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Arabic French
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, typescript, photographs, postcard, and printed material. Includes a receipt, a ship label, and a leave and railway ticket.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Alfred Edward Howell, born in 1898, was a Private, 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment, and Sapper, Royal Engineers, serving in Egypt/Palestine.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by A.E. Holland. See Research Correspondence File.
Note
In English, but with some Arabic and French.
Other Finding Aids
Egypt/Palestine catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.