Record Number: 32087

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Friday, 25 June[.] Raining, and we are sheltering in dugouts in the trenches we are repairing. Been out six weeks now under shellfire more or less the whole time; to work every day, there is nothing to distinguish one day from another. Up at 6, start away 8, return at 5, turn in 9. Confined to camp every evening — just lounge and read. Change of locality and work the only matters of interest.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

25 Jun 1915

Country:

Belgium

Time

evening

Place:

city: Ypres

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:

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

32087

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/12/

Citation:

Digitized version of privately owned manuscript diary., http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32087, accessed: 03 June 2024

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Additional Comments:

None