Wilfred Nixon papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection POW 047
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1975
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; typescript, a photograph album, and press cuttings (photocopy)

Scope and Content

Photograph album (n.d.); Photocopied press cuttings relating to W. Nixon [1917]; Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (May 1975).

Administrative / Biographical History

Wilfred Nixon (b. 1882 in Workington), a Private, 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, served on the Western Front. He was captured on 28 Apr. 1917 and held as a POW (Prisoner of War) at Friedricksfeld and Oberhausen. He was goalkeeper for Fulham Football Club at the outbreak of the First World War, also playing for Queen's Park Rangers before serving in France.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

See under McGarry in Research Correspondence File.

Note

In English

Other Finding Aids

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed

Related Material

Tapes 289 and 290: interview recorded with Peter Liddle in May 1975.