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Record Number: 32086


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Sunday, 20 June[.] Well-earned day off. Slept like the dead. Afternoon bath and change. Then lounge with an old paper. We are not allowed to leave camp.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

20 Jun 1915

Country:

Belgium

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Ypres
specific address

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

William Fisher

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Sapper, Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Wales

Country of Experience:

Belgium

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

32086

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Digitized version of privately owned manuscript diary.

Additional Information:

Gathering the Jewels: The Website for Welsh Heritage and Culture, GTJ033399. http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/small/item/GTJ03399//page/11/

Citation:

Digitized version of privately owned manuscript diary., http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32086, accessed: 03 June 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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