I. Davis papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection SAL 019
  • Dates of Creation
    • ca. 1914-1918
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box; typescript, a photograph, and postcards. Includes a map.

Scope and Content

Book of postcards (1916-1917); Map of Dojran and surrounding region (18 August 1918); Typescript poem 'The Ballad of Ack One Hundred' by Slim Sawer (nd); Typescript recollections 'August 4th, 1914 - Bank Holiday' (nd); Typescript recollections ' An Artilleryman's Journey, Amiens to Salonika' (nd); Photograph of crashed Zeppelin (nd).

Administrative / Biographical History

I. Davis was a Gunner, 'B' Battery, 100 Brigade, RFA (Royal Field Artillery) and 'Y' Battery, 1st Trench Mortar, serving briefly on the Western Front before going to Salonika in 1915.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

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

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed.

Personal Names

Davis I.