Record Number: 31380

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Raid on Valenciennes. Very little to do each day but reading. Have given my name in for a correspondence course.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

24 Aug 1918

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Crecy
specific address: Ligescourt Aerodrome

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Leslie Semple

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

11 Jun 1899

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Lieutenant, 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31380

Source:

Print

Author:

Clive Semple

Editor:

A. J. Mawby

Title:

Diary of a Night Bomber Pilot in World War I

Place of Publication:

Stroud

Date of Publication:

2008

Vol:

n/a

Page:

223

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Clive Semple, A. J. Mawby (ed.), Diary of a Night Bomber Pilot in World War I, (Stroud, 2008), p. 223, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31380, accessed: 26 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None