Separation allowance and allotment of pay form (9 Feb. 1917); Letter to Mrs Bland from Captain Borthwick, relating to her missing husband (23 Apr. 1918); five letters, four with envelopes, from C. W. Bland to his wife Grace (15 June 1918, 10 July 1918, 10 Aug. 1918, 15 Aug. 1918, 28 Aug. 1918); Letter to Mrs Bland from the War Office, relating to her missing husband (3 Aug. 1918); Press cutting relating to repatriated Surrey prisoners (n.d.); Protection certificate and certificate of identity (30 Mar. 1919).
Charles Bland papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection POW 005
- Dates of Creation
- 1917-1919
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, a press cutting, and printed material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Charles William Bland (b. 1890), a Private, 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, was captured and held as a POW (Prisoner of War) at Limburg from Apr. 1918.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs J. Entwistle (niece) per I. D. Joss. 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