Record Number: 32818
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'What with slumber, sandwiches and a copy of the Scotsman secured by the canny guard of our train from one proceeding in the contrary direction�the trains were apparently stopped opposite one another for this very purpose�the day passed placidly.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:30 Jun 1916
Country:Scotland
Timedaytime
Place:city: Perth
other location: On-board train
(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:12 Dec 1885
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Chaplain Fourth Class, 16th Infantry Brigade
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:Australia
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Scotsman
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:32818
Source:P. B. Clayton
Editor:n/a
Title:Letters From Flanders: Some War-Time Letters of the Rev. P. B. Clayton (Tubby) to His Mother
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1933
Vol:n/a
Page:73
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
P. B. Clayton, Letters From Flanders: Some War-Time Letters of the Rev. P. B. Clayton (Tubby) to His Mother, (London, 1933), p. 73, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32818, accessed: 04 February 2026
Additional Comments:
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