Photocopied letter to Arnold Turner from his cousin Charles (21 Apr. 1916); Press cuttings (11 Apr. 1918-22 Mar. 1920, n.d.); Published verse "What did you do in the Great War, Dad?" (n.d.); Embroidered postcard (27 Jan. 1917); Christmas card (1916); Red Cross postcard (11 July 1918); Postcard (June 1918); Map of Manchester Hill (21 Mar. 1918); German newspaper declaration of armistice (10 Nov. 1918).
Arnold Turner papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection POW 063
- Dates of Creation
- 1916-1920
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English German
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript (photocopy), press cuttings, postcards, a map, and printed material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Arnold E. Turner, a Private, 16th Manchester Regiment, served on the Western Front and was held as a POW (Prisoner of War) at Gstrow
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs Muriel Turner. See Research Correspondence File.
Note
In English and German
Other Finding Aids
POW catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed