W. Martin Hume papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection POW 038
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1920
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box; typescript and a press cutting

Scope and Content

Typed transcript of diary "My Escape and Recapture" Sep.-Oct. 1918, with introduction by H. M. P. Phelps and B. E. Astbury and with press cutting attached (Dec. 1920).

Administrative / Biographical History

W. Martin Hume, a Sub-Lieutenant, RNVR (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve) and RND (Royal Naval Division), was held as a POW (Prisoner of War) at Heidelberg and Claustel.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by J. A. Hume (son). See Research Correspondence File.

Note

In English

Other Finding Aids

POW catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed

Personal Names

Hume W. Martin