Memories of a Havercake lad, by George Kenworthy

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection POW 057
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1914-1990
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; typescript

Scope and Content

Personal recollections of the First World War

Administrative / Biographical History

George Edward Kenworthy, a Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment, was captured at Arras, May 1917, and held as a POW (Prisoner of War) working on a gun railway at Meurchin and later at Genech, Marchiennes, Lens, Fredericksfeld, Parchim and Springhursch.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The material was placed in the Collection by Cyril Curling in 1999

Note

In English

Other Finding Aids

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