Record Number: 31896

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Thank you very much for sending me the papers — it's a treat to read some B'ham news and know what's going on in Brum.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

4 Mar 1916

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Brocton
county: Staffordshire
other location: Brocton Camp

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:

Bernard Wilfrid Long

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

10 May 1896

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

2nd Lieutenant, 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Birmingham Daily Post

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31896

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Valerie A. Hawgood

Title:

First World War Letters of 2nd Lt. Bernard Wilfrid Long 1896-1917

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1995

Vol:

n/a

Page:

6

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Valerie A. Hawgood (ed.), First World War Letters of 2nd Lt. Bernard Wilfrid Long 1896-1917, (London, 1995), p. 6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31896, accessed: 03 June 2024

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Additional Comments:

Later letters identify the "Daily Post" as the newspaper regularly sent to Long by his family.