Record Number: 31421
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Brian flew over. Kirk in p.m. I did not go as leg pretty sore. Read poems in afternoon, felt rotten at night.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:19 May 1918
Country:England
Timeafternoon
Place:city: Weymouth
county: Dorset
specific address: 12 Belvedere Esplanade
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:14 Aug 1899
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Second Lieutenant, Royal Air Force
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:31421
Source:Christopher M. Burgess
Editor:n/a
Title:The Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot
Place of Publication:Barnsley
Date of Publication:2008
Vol:n/a
Page:196
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Christopher M. Burgess, The Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot, (Barnsley, 2008), p. 196, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31421, accessed: 14 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Knocker was at his parents' home in Weymouth on 4 weeks' sick leave recovering from a bullet wound.