cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian9rt.2
title: Notebook of Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancs Fusiliers, including notes on training, poems, and diary (79)

description: A notebook kept by Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers, A Company, 42nd East Lancashire Division, believed to have been a sniper. The notebook contains a variety of material, including accounts of Snape's own movements and the operations he was involved in. He took part in the Dardanelles campaign in 1915, was in Malta later in 1915, then Egypt 1916-17, and finally France in 1917. The notebook also includes references to Gallipoli, Suvla Bay, and Anzac.

Snape's account is in multiple sections throughout the notebook, but each is a continuous narrative, suggesting it may have been written as a retrospective memoir rather than a diary kept day by day. The longest section occupies most of the second half of the book: it begins with Snape's enlistment on 27th May 1915, and ends with his division leaving Egypt for France on 3rd March[?] 1917. There are also notes on training courses (subjects covered include sniping, orders for a camp guard, and bombing), details of the Dardanelles losses up to December 11th 1915, a list of payments, and two poems, one beginning "Here is a story of which a soldier tells / Who was in that famous landing / on the shores of the Dardanelles", and the other entitled "Empire".
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiand2q1.2
title: Photograph of Hubert Comley

description: Date unknown, portrait of my grandmother's younger brother Bert (Hubert Edgar Comley, b 15 July 1899)
He died in France on 11 Jan 1918. 

My grandmother Gwendoline Lobb (nee Comley) was born on 11 November 1891 and died on 30 July 1981. She also had an older sister, Elsie.

Editor's Comment:
Rifleman 50903 Hubert E. Comley, 2nd/5th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment), died 11th January 1918, aged 19. The son of James and Caroline Smythe Comley, of 21, Carlton Rd., Birkenhead, and born at Hereford, he is buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiand67a.2
title: Flowers sent by soldiers to family (2)

description: The lavender and the violet were sent home by the same person (Bert). The lavender from Crannock Chase England (training ground 1917). The violets from France.

The daffodil is attached to a letter sent by Private George Kipps of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards British Expeditionary Force. The letter is dated 3rd April 1915. this is one of several surviving letters from this soldier.

I thought it would be interesting to include surviving examples of flora sent home by soldiers to their loved ones. I wonder if any poppies survive?
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiand75m.2
title: Photograph of Francis Comley (1)

description: First Southern General Hospital, May 1915.  Postcard sent to my grandmother by her brother Frank (Francis James Comley, b 17 May 1895, d 9 Jan 1964).

My grandmother Gwendoline Lobb (nee Comley) was born on 11 November 1891 and died on 30 July 1981. She also had an older sister, Elsie.

Editor's Comment:
Pte. 2411 Francis James Comley, Cheshire Regiment.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandciq.2
title: Photograph of Scottish Regiment on a German Street
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandgc4.2
title: Model tank and old suitcase (2)

description: The photographs of tank are from a model made by a German POW and presented to my Grandfather as a present. Captain Thomas J. Costello MC of the Royal Artillery Medical Corps was stationed at Trouville No.4, Convalescent Department in the South of France in 1919 where he was given the model tank.

Also enclosed are pictures of his suitcase made for him with his monograph in Manchester around 1918.

Thomas Joseph Costello. Born June 10th 1890 died at 55 years of age, March 1945. Born in Dublin to John Costello and Rose Callaghan. Probably educated like his brother John Aloysius (Taoiseach) in O'Connell Schools, Richmond street by the Christian brothers.

From co. Clare Barefield. Married June 8th 1917. Captain in Royal Army Medical core Artillery E.Lancs regiment.

Awarded the Military Cross for riding out into No Mans Land to administer to wounded. He was gassed which was probably the reason for early death.

Worked in French POW camp where he received the tank (photos attached).

After the war he returned to Darwen, Lancashire and was given an honorary Ms Science.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandgrw.2
title: Photograph of Rifleman Harry Green K.R.R.C

description: R31363 Rifleman Harry Green, photograph taken on leave prior to embarkation for France in 1916. Note marksman badge and best civilian boots.

Editor's Comment:
Skill at arms badge of crossed rifles on lower left sleeve. Note also the black pressed-bone Rifle Corps buttons.

Rifleman R/31363 Harry William Green, 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps (part of the 14th (Light) Division), the son of Walter H. and Mary E. Green, originally of King's Lynn, Norfolk, died of wounds 27th December 1916, age 19. He is buried in Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandk3d.2
title: Notebook of Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancs Fusiliers, including notes on training, poems, and diary (83)

description: A notebook kept by Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers, A Company, 42nd East Lancashire Division, believed to have been a sniper. The notebook contains a variety of material, including accounts of Snape's own movements and the operations he was involved in. He took part in the Dardanelles campaign in 1915, was in Malta later in 1915, then Egypt 1916-17, and finally France in 1917. The notebook also includes references to Gallipoli, Suvla Bay, and Anzac.

Snape's account is in multiple sections throughout the notebook, but each is a continuous narrative, suggesting it may have been written as a retrospective memoir rather than a diary kept day by day. The longest section occupies most of the second half of the book: it begins with Snape's enlistment on 27th May 1915, and ends with his division leaving Egypt for France on 3rd March[?] 1917. There are also notes on training courses (subjects covered include sniping, orders for a camp guard, and bombing), details of the Dardanelles losses up to December 11th 1915, a list of payments, and two poems, one beginning "Here is a story of which a soldier tells / Who was in that famous landing / on the shores of the Dardanelles", and the other entitled "Empire".
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandoys.2
title: Photograph of Ivor Gurney

description: Photograph of Ivor Gurney taken by Richard Hall.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandqf7.2
title: Upstairs Piano

description: Reverse of manuscript, possibly copied out in pen in Ivor Gurney's hand. Published in 'War's Embers'  (1917). Various manuscript versions of the poem exist. In Ivor Gurney's edition of 'War's Embers' he notes after this poem, 'Best poem on Music'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiangkj.2
title: Letter from Jack Morten (3)

description: Letter sent from my father-in-law to his parents.  There are nearly 200 letters from the war which were published in 1993 under the title "I remain Your son, Jack".  I own the copyright.  This is the most graphic of the letters.  The latter part of the transcription is a letter about the same incident to Jack's sister, Pat.

Editor's Comment:
Pte. 2393 John Clarke Morten, 1/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment, was commissioned Second Lieutenant and later attached to the Royal Air Force.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianhlj.2
title: Letter of private George Kipps May 1915 and Final letter Oct 1915 (3)

description: The letter dated April 1915 from Private George Kipps to his mother, suggests that Easter seems to have been fairly quite in their part of the trenches. he says' I think they all went home yesterday to keep up Good Friday'.
The final communication ( October 1915),to his mother is from his Commanding Officer, informing her that her son had been shot in the face.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianj6q6.2
title: Poem 1914-1918

description: Believe the author to have lived near Beverley, East Yorkshire. 

Editor's Comment:
Forty-one stanzas, opening lines as follows: 'In the year nineteen and fourteen, | When the fields were white with corn,...'

As the author mentions being called-up on 18th March 1916, and was wounded on 15th September (year not stated) having gone 'over the top', it seems likely that the action referred to is the battle of Flers-Courcelette, and that the poem was written while convalescing sometime after, in 1916 or 1917. References to 'the lads at the Front today' imply that the war was still being fought during the poem's composition. The author served in a Fusiliers Regiment.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjayb.2
title: Strange Service

description: Manuscript, possibly copied out in pen in Marion Scott's hand. Published in 'Severn and Somme' (1917) as well as Leonard Clark's edition of Ivor Gurney's poems from 1973.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjbfs.2
title: Upstairs Piano

description: Manuscript, possibly copied out in pen in Ivor Gurney's hand. Published in 'War's Embers'  (1917). Various manuscript versions of the poem exist. In Ivor Gurney's edition of 'War's Embers' he notes after this poem, 'Best poem on Music'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjc55.2
title: Photograph of Francis Comley (2)

description: Postcard sent to my grandmother by Frank, who is standing on the right in this portrait. Postmark is Cambridge 11 February 1915.

My grandmother Gwendoline Lobb (nee Comley) was born on 11 November 1891 and died on 30 July 1981. She also had an older sister, Elsie.

Editor's Comment:
Two soldiers of the Cheshire Regiment, wearing the obsolete (for infantry) bandoliers of the pattern 1903 equipment, reissued as an emergency measure during the war for training. 

Pte. 2411 Francis James Comley, Cheshire Regiment.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjelz.2
title: Bible belonging to Rifleman Harry Green (3)

description: Bible sent to Rifleman Harry Green's mother either as a souvenir before leaving for France, or sent home after his death. Note the page marked with a sprig of flowers.

Editor's Comment:
'Active Service Testament 1916'. With pencilled owner's details. 

Rifleman R/31363 Harry William Green, 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps (part of the 14th (Light) Division), the son of Walter H. and Mary E. Green, originally of King's Lynn, Norfolk, died of wounds 27th December 1916, age 19. He is buried in Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjh7f.2
title: Letter of private George Kipps May 1915 and Final letter Oct 1915 (1)

description: The letter dated April 1915 from Private George Kipps to his mother, suggests that Easter seems to have been fairly quite in their part of the trenches. he says' I think they all went home yesterday to keep up Good Friday'.
The final communication ( October 1915),to his mother is from his Commanding Officer, informing her that her son had been shot in the face.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjsrv.2
title: Bible belonging to Rifleman Harry Green (1)

description: Bible sent to Rifleman Harry Green's mother either as a souvenir before leaving for France, or sent home after his death. Note the page marked with a sprig of flowers.

Editor's Comment:
'Active Service Testament 1916'. With pencilled owner's details. 

Rifleman R/31363 Harry William Green, 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps (part of the 14th (Light) Division), the son of Walter H. and Mary E. Green, originally of King's Lynn, Norfolk, died of wounds 27th December 1916, age 19. He is buried in Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjwix.2
title: Flowers sent by soldiers to family (1)

description: The lavender and the violet were sent home by the same person (Bert). The lavender from Crannock Chase England (training ground 1917). The violets from France.

The daffodil is attached to a letter sent by Private George Kipps of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards British Expeditionary Force. The letter is dated 3rd April 1915. this is one of several surviving letters from this soldier.

I thought it would be interesting to include surviving examples of flora sent home by soldiers to their loved ones. I wonder if any poppies survive?
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianvxc.2
title: Notebook of Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancs Fusiliers, including notes on training, poems, and diary (74)

description: A notebook kept by Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers, A Company, 42nd East Lancashire Division, believed to have been a sniper. The notebook contains a variety of material, including accounts of Snape's own movements and the operations he was involved in. He took part in the Dardanelles campaign in 1915, was in Malta later in 1915, then Egypt 1916-17, and finally France in 1917. The notebook also includes references to Gallipoli, Suvla Bay, and Anzac.

Snape's account is in multiple sections throughout the notebook, but each is a continuous narrative, suggesting it may have been written as a retrospective memoir rather than a diary kept day by day. The longest section occupies most of the second half of the book: it begins with Snape's enlistment on 27th May 1915, and ends with his division leaving Egypt for France on 3rd March[?] 1917. There are also notes on training courses (subjects covered include sniping, orders for a camp guard, and bombing), details of the Dardanelles losses up to December 11th 1915, a list of payments, and two poems, one beginning "Here is a story of which a soldier tells / Who was in that famous landing / on the shores of the Dardanelles", and the other entitled "Empire".
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian25uz.2
title: Notebook of Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancs Fusiliers, including notes on training, poems, and diary (86)

description: A notebook kept by Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers, A Company, 42nd East Lancashire Division, believed to have been a sniper. The notebook contains a variety of material, including accounts of Snape's own movements and the operations he was involved in. He took part in the Dardanelles campaign in 1915, was in Malta later in 1915, then Egypt 1916-17, and finally France in 1917. The notebook also includes references to Gallipoli, Suvla Bay, and Anzac.

Snape's account is in multiple sections throughout the notebook, but each is a continuous narrative, suggesting it may have been written as a retrospective memoir rather than a diary kept day by day. The longest section occupies most of the second half of the book: it begins with Snape's enlistment on 27th May 1915, and ends with his division leaving Egypt for France on 3rd March[?] 1917. There are also notes on training courses (subjects covered include sniping, orders for a camp guard, and bombing), details of the Dardanelles losses up to December 11th 1915, a list of payments, and two poems, one beginning "Here is a story of which a soldier tells / Who was in that famous landing / on the shores of the Dardanelles", and the other entitled "Empire".
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian26oa.2
title: Memoir: 'The Lost Years', by Frederick Boland, Royal Artillery (1)

description: A memoir of my grandfather's (Frederick William Boland c1872 - 1929) service in the Royal Artillary which was originally published in the 'Clonmel Chronicle' (Ireland).

Editor's Comment:
Corporal L/44761 Frederick William Boland, 189th Bde. Royal Field Artillery, later clerk, Artillery Depot, Rouen, and Artillery Headquaters, Second Army, transferred during the war into the Royal Garrison Artillery, with the service no. 185591.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2c4x.2
title: Pvt Gurney's Black Notebook

description: Black notebook inscribed 'Pvt Gurney 241282 / Gloucester', used by Ivor Gurney between November 1917 and January 1918, whilst Gurney was at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland on a signalling course. The diary includes some early drafts of poems, notes on the camp and military matters, sketches, lists, musical scores, addresses and sums. The rear cover of the book and following pages reveal a cigarette burn-like hole.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2m5b.2
title: Trench art: decorated shell case (1)

description: A decorated shell case, which held pokers and tongs for the fire in the house of Walter Powell. Markings on the base of the case include: 'APR | 1916' (manufactured April 1916); 'Sp235' (An inspection mark from Karlsruhe: Sp=Spandau); '18';  'Patronen Fabrick | Karlsruhe' (The manufacturer). On the primer: 'Fried Krupp A.G.' (the manufacturer); '12'. The case itself belongs to the German 7.5 cm Feld Kanone. 

Although Walter served in France with an anti-aircraft battery the family believe that this was actually purchased from a friend in Mid-Wales. The decoration is Middle Eastern, and it was probably purchased from Shiek Audi's Jerusalem Oriental Bazaar, Station Crescent, Llandrindod Wells, Radnorshire, (now Powys). According to local historians Audi spent between March and October of every year in business at Llandrindod before returning to his native home in the winter months. He was taken ill and died in February 1919 in Llandrindod. 

Part of a collection relating to Walter H. Powell, Llandrindod Wells, (private / driver M2-267205 Mechanised Transport Army Service Corps). Born 1898, Walter tried to join up under-age on a number of occasions, finally succeeding in 1916. He served many months - (more than 2 years?) - in different army units in Britain, before going over to France. He served as a despatch rider for an anti-aircraft battery in 1918-1919. Walter was gassed "suffering the effects all his life". He was a founder member of Toc-H in Llandrindod, and a keen footballer - he died in 1994 aged 96. However Walter's older brothers (Cliff and Percy Powell) and his uncle (Humphrey Powell) died of wounds sustained during the war.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2ou.2
title: Rifleman Harry Green, 8th Bttn. K.R.R.C War diary. (2)

description: Extract of the war diary of the 8th Bttn Kings Royal Rifle Corps, December 1916. Harry Green was in the new draft of troops mentioned on December 15th. He was fatally wounded either on the 24th or 26th December and evacuated to the 37th Casualty Clearing Station at Avesnes Le Comte, wher he later died.

Editor's Comment:
Rifleman R/31363 Harry William Green, 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps (part of the 14th (Light) Division), the son of Walter H. and Mary E. Green, originally of King's Lynn, Norfolk, died of wounds 27th December 1916, age 19. He is buried in Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2qt6.2
title: Model tank and old suitcase (9)

description: The photographs of tank are from a model made by a German POW and presented to my Grandfather as a present. Captain Thomas J. Costello MC of the Royal Artillery Medical Corps was stationed at Trouville No.4, Convalescent Department in the South of France in 1919 where he was given the model tank.

Also enclosed are pictures of his suitcase made for him with his monograph in Manchester around 1918.

Thomas Joseph Costello. Born June 10th 1890 died at 55 years of age, March 1945. Born in Dublin to John Costello and Rose Callaghan. Probably educated like his brother John Aloysius (Taoiseach) in O'Connell Schools, Richmond street by the Christian brothers.

From co. Clare Barefield. Married June 8th 1917. Captain in Royal Army Medical core Artillery E.Lancs regiment.

Awarded the Military Cross for riding out into No Mans Land to administer to wounded. He was gassed which was probably the reason for early death.

Worked in French POW camp where he received the tank (photos attached).

After the war he returned to Darwen, Lancashire and was given an honorary Ms Science.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2xhl.2
title: Companion - North-East Dugout / Nurses

description: Pencil drafts in Ivor Gurney's hand of two 'Hospital Pictures', published in War's Embers (1919). 'Nurses' was published under the title 'Ladies of Charity'. From a Black notebook inscribed 'Pvt Gurney 241282 / Gloucester', used by Ivor Gurney between November 1917 and January 1918, whilst Gurney was at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland on a signalling course. The diary includes some early drafts of poems, notes on the camp and military matters, sketches, lists, musical scores, addresses and sums. The rear cover of the book and following pages reveal a cigarette burn-like hole.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian4t1.2
title: Model tank and old suitcase (8)

description: The photographs of tank are from a model made by a German POW and presented to my Grandfather as a present. Captain Thomas J. Costello MC of the Royal Artillery Medical Corps was stationed at Trouville No.4, Convalescent Department in the South of France in 1919 where he was given the model tank.

Also enclosed are pictures of his suitcase made for him with his monograph in Manchester around 1918.

Thomas Joseph Costello. Born June 10th 1890 died at 55 years of age, March 1945. Born in Dublin to John Costello and Rose Callaghan. Probably educated like his brother John Aloysius (Taoiseach) in O'Connell Schools, Richmond street by the Christian brothers.

From co. Clare Barefield. Married June 8th 1917. Captain in Royal Army Medical core Artillery E.Lancs regiment.

Awarded the Military Cross for riding out into No Mans Land to administer to wounded. He was gassed which was probably the reason for early death.

Worked in French POW camp where he received the tank (photos attached).

After the war he returned to Darwen, Lancashire and was given an honorary Ms Science.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian664e.2
title: Graves Registration Card with photograph of grave of Rifleman Harry Green

description: Sent to Rifleman Harry Green's mother Mary Green in response to her request.

Editor's Comment:
Card sent from the 'Director of Graves Registration and Enquireies'.

Rifleman R/31363 Harry William Green, 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps (part of the 14th (Light) Division), the son of Walter H. and Mary E. Green, originally of King's Lynn, Norfolk, died of wounds 27th December 1916, age 19. He is buried in Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian67la.2
title: Notebook of Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancs Fusiliers, including notes on training, poems, and diary (84)

description: A notebook kept by Private Arthur Snape of the 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers, A Company, 42nd East Lancashire Division, believed to have been a sniper. The notebook contains a variety of material, including accounts of Snape's own movements and the operations he was involved in. He took part in the Dardanelles campaign in 1915, was in Malta later in 1915, then Egypt 1916-17, and finally France in 1917. The notebook also includes references to Gallipoli, Suvla Bay, and Anzac.

Snape's account is in multiple sections throughout the notebook, but each is a continuous narrative, suggesting it may have been written as a retrospective memoir rather than a diary kept day by day. The longest section occupies most of the second half of the book: it begins with Snape's enlistment on 27th May 1915, and ends with his division leaving Egypt for France on 3rd March[?] 1917. There are also notes on training courses (subjects covered include sniping, orders for a camp guard, and bombing), details of the Dardanelles losses up to December 11th 1915, a list of payments, and two poems, one beginning "Here is a story of which a soldier tells / Who was in that famous landing / on the shores of the Dardanelles", and the other entitled "Empire".
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian68bv.2
title: Song ['My heart makes songs...']

description: Pencil draft in Ivor Gurney's hand. The poem was published in Collected Poems (1982/2004). From a Black notebook inscribed 'Pvt Gurney 241282 / Gloucester', used by Ivor Gurney between November 1917 and January 1918, whilst Gurney was at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland on a signalling course. The diary includes some early drafts of poems, notes on the camp and military matters, sketches, lists, musical scores, addresses and sums. The rear cover of the book and following pages reveal a cigarette burn-like hole.