cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjrs5.2
title: Ladies of Charity

description: Manuscript in pen in Marion Scott's hand. Part of the 'Hospital Pictures' series. After manuscript drafts in the black manuscript notebook 52.1, in which the poem is titled 'Nurses', and a draft sent in an envelope dated 17th November 1917 to Scott. Possibly written while Ivor Gurney was on a signalling course at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Included in 'War's Embers' (1919).
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianpao.2
title: War's Bright Embers

description: From a folio entitled 'War's Bright Embers'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiant1o.2
title: Letter: To Merfyn Thomas (4)

description: Discusses military matters and his living conditions which are paramount over family salutations.  Promises to look for an Album of the town - probably Arras.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianubv.2
title: The Battle of Arras 1917

description: Sappers of the Royal Engineers fix scaling ladders in front line trenches during 8 April 1917, the day prior to the opening of the Arras offensive.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianuvy.2
title: The Target / Twigworth Vicarage

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'The Target' was written in Edinburgh and 'Twigworth Vicarage' was written at '[Gloucester DELETED] Hertford'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianv2e.2
title: The Third Battle of Ypres

description: Battle of Pilckem Ridge. Men carrying wood for a bridge across the Yser Canal. Note the mud and the wearing of waterproof sheets.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian1rr.2
title: Western Front Christmas, 1915

description: Christmas scenes on the Western Front, probably 1915.  The Prince of Wales leaves a house to enter a car. A steam pump in operation by a canal lock, probably the Yser Canal. Troops, possibly new arrivals, entering billets. A field kitchen. Soldiers digging. A "Christmas ride to Berlin" showing British soldiers riding horses while wearing gasmasks. A horse obstacle-race. A ""ride of the Amazons"" of soldiers wearing skirts riding through shallow water. A ship coming into harbour. An RHA troop waiting to move off. British soldiers using a hand pump to clear a waterlogged trench. The date of Christmas 1915 is uncertain, but the format is that of early British official film, and Christmas 1916 seems too late. Also, there is the Prince of Wales, recorded by Malins as filmed at Christmas 1915.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian25ep.2
title: New Zealand Forces on the Western Front

description: A line of soldiers man a well constructed breastwork-type trench near Fleurbaix, June 1916. One man is using a periscope rifle while another spots targets.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian25h6.2
title: The Plain / Rumours of Wars

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'The Plain' was written in Edinburgh, and 'Rumours of War' was written in Hertford.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian26o7.2
title: Greater Love

description: Drafted in October-November 1917 at Craiglockhart or in November 1917-January 1918 at Scarborough. Revised at Scarborough in July 1918. This is no. 161 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian28kw.2
title: Crickley Hill

description: Manuscript in pen in Marion Scott's hand. Mentioned in a letter of August 1918 discussing the need for 'polishing'. Possibly omitted from 'War's Embers' (1919) by mistake. Written while Ivor Gurney was a patient at Lord Derby's War Hospital.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2a6w.2
title: Letter: To Helen Thomas.

description: Describes life at school.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2cj2.2
title: Golden Hair

description: This is no. 125 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2dzd.2
title: Crickley Hill

description: Manuscript in Marion Scott's hand. From a folio entitled 'War's Bright Embers'. With instructions: 'please take out'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2o3.2
title: The Send-Off

description: Drafted in April-May 1918 at Ripon and revised at Scarborough in July 1918. This is no. 165 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'. This manuscript has been entitled 'The Draft' by Owen.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2p4k.2
title: Down Commercial Road [Gloucester] / From Omiecourt

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'Down Commercial Road (Gloucester)' was written at Gloucester, and 'From Omiecourt' was written at Omiecourt.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2xbt.2
title: The First World War 1914-1918: The Western Front

description: A British Mark IV tank at Wailly. This shows how it would appear to occupants of the German trenches during the Battle of Cambrai. This was the first occasion on which tanks were launched en masse in a surprise attack and it clearly demonstrated the potential of the armoured vehicle.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2yr2.2
title: John Bull's Animated Sketchbook No 15

description: Short, humorous stop-frame animation propaganda film made for British Home Front audiences during the First World War.  The film consists solely of a series of animated jokes, drawn and lettered directly onto the screen by ""our famous artist"" The artist's hand is shown (speeded up) as a scene is drawn with a brush, and then inhabited by animated cut-outs, moved frame-by-frame. The illustrations are in a comic style similar to Bruce Bairnsfather. The artist interjects comments on his own performance, eg ""I receive remuneration for doing this sometimes"""A little encouragement would oblige"" etc. The principal animated episodes are as follows.""Exclusive view of the countless prisoners captured by the Germans"" - the prisoners are moving dummies on an endless belt operated by the Kaiser himself.""In the remainder of the front there is nothing to report"" - it is a shirt front.""Zeppelin reconnoitring over Greece"" - a fly and a bowl of dripping.""The German Fleet sails out to meet the British"" - a change of perspective reveals the drawing to be of houses, chimneys and telegraph poles - ""Sorry my mistake"""An explanation of the expression 'Curtain Fire'"" - a curtained window beside a fireplace:""See the point?" - a gimlet or corkscrew.""A moon " A star " Two stars " Three stars"" - the three stars are on a bottle which the moon drinks, becoming drunk and then ""Whoa Emma " I'm off home"" setting.""Last night we gained three metres: Berlin"" - three German soldiers cross the screen then return, each carrying a gas meter.""Another Zeppelin destroyed"" - a caricature Charlie Chaplin in a wheelchair ultimately defeats the Zeppelin by having it tie itself in knots
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian62hk.2
title: The Battle of Cambrai, 20-30 November 1917

description: British troops with a donkey and cart which they found in captured Ribecourt.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6baz.2
title: Letter: To Helen Thomas.

description: Describes life at school / anticipation of her mother's return.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6cfb.2
title: The Send-Off

description: Drafted in April-May 1918 at Ripon and revised at Scarborough in July 1918. This is no. 165 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'. This manuscript has been entitled 'The Draft' by Owen.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6eoi.2
title: Letter: To Merfyn Thomas (4)

description: Discusses military matters, the attitudes of those around him to the shellfire, a German barrage, as well as domestic matters.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6fvg.2
title: War's Bright Embers

description: Manuscript in Marion Scott's hand. From a folio entitled 'War's Bright Embers'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6n3u.2
title: Night Patrol

description: A night patrol leaving their trench in camouflage snow suits.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6s2n.2
title: Scottish Troops for the Front

description: Training scenes with the 5th and 4th Royal Scots, Hawick Boy Scouts, Yeomanry and Territorials and the Cameronians, probably intended to encourage more voluntary enlistment in Summer 1914.""
Begins:"The 5th Royal Scots who have volunteered for the Front in training." Soldiers, including some very young teenagers, march past a camp of white tents erected in summer countryside. Scenes of camp life include a boxing match, tossing a soldier in a blanket, packing kit, semaphore training, washing, violent version of blind man's buff, march past carrying rifles and queuing with mess tins for food outdoors (two wear kilts and all wave or grin at the camera)""""Sergeant J L Dewar, 4th Royal Scots, Winner of the Kings Prize entering Hawick en route for Stobs Camp." Long column of soldiers march through the town past large crowd of women, old men and young boys lining street. Procession is led by brass band and mounted officers preceding soldiers, Scottish bagpipe band and more officers. Popular enthusiasm is evident."""Hawick Boy Scouts at work." Scouts parade in summer field, then practise morse, signalling, erecting a tent and crossing a stream by means of an improvised rope and plank bridge. Two well-dressed couples, presumably local gentry, look on.""Yeomanry and Territorials." Mounted soldiers ride along country road in summer, watched by local youths, and preceding soldiers on foot and civilian horsecarts."""The Cameronians at Stobs." Officers and men parade on hillside field in summer, then stand assembled for outdoor religious service near farm buildings. Large encampment comprises fixed barracks and tents. Scenes of camp life include a boxing match, Scottish dancing, log-chopping and signaling beside two Vickers machine guns.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6v2g.2
title: Drawings: To Edward Thomas.

description: Album of drawings of animals made by one or more of Edward Thomas' children.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6zln.2
title: The Poplar / Down Commercial Road [Gloucester]

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'The Poplar' was written at Hertford, and 'Down Commercial Road (Gloucester)' was written in Gloucester.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian7jr.2
title: To?

description: Drafted on 10 May 1916 in London, as indicated on this copy. Revised in October-November 1917 at Craiglockhart or in November 1917-January 1918 at Scarborough. This is no. 111 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian87fs.2
title: The Send-Off

description: Drafted in April-May 1918 at Ripon and revised at Scarborough in July 1918. This is no. 165 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian8dho.2
title: Gas School, Chemical Warfare Service

description: Captured German projectors. Sighting an 18 cm. German projector with the use of a compass and map.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian8g2c.2
title: Letter: To Merfyn Thomas (1)

description: Envelope. Two postmarks:  Passed Field Censor and Field Post Office dated '24 MR 17'
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian8ilc.2
title: The Day of Victory / Passionate Earth

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'The Day of Victory' was written in Gloucester on the 'Night after 'Vichy Day'' and that the poem 'Needs amplifying', and 'Passionate Earth' was also written at Gloucester.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian8kvt.2
title: War's Bright Embers

description: Manuscript in Marion Scott's hand. From a folio entitled 'War's Bright Embers'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian8qap.2
title: Letter: To Edward Thomas.

description: Thanks for a book / mentions seeing soldiers in Petersfield / pitching a tent in the garden / includes a drawing of a 'demon'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian8s34.2
title: 1st Australian Division

description: Troops sheltering from the rain.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianb4o.2
title: Publishers note / Table of Contents

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiand2cy.2
title: Letter: To Helen Thomas.

description: Requests for clothing / life at school.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiand3ob.2
title: Letter: To Merfyn Thomas (3)

description: Discusses military matters, the attitudes of those around him to the shellfire, a German barrage, as well as domestic matters.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiand7z9.2
title: Letter: To Helen Thomas.

description: Requests for clothing / life at school.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiand83m.2
title: Dicky / The Day of Victory

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'Dicky' was written in Edinburgh, and  'The Day of Victory' was written in Gloucester on the 'Night after 'Vichy Day''.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiand964.2
title: War's Bright Embers

description: Manuscript in Marion Scott's hand. From a folio entitled 'War's Bright Embers'. Shows a list of poems to be included in 'War's Embers' (1919).
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandi7a.2
title: Greater Love

description: Drafted in October-November 1917 at Craiglockhart or in November 1917-January 1918 at Scarborough. Revised at Scarborough in July 1918. This is no. 161 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandkmj.2
title: The Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) 31 July-10 November 1917

description: A knocked out British tank half submerged in mud and water near St Julien, 12 October 1917.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandnbb.2
title: Rumours of War / On Rest

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'Rumours of War' was written in Hertford, and 'On Rest' was written at Gloucester. He has made corrections in ink to some lines of the poem.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiandrim.2
title: Letter: To Merfyn Thomas (5)

description: Discusses military matters, the attitudes of those around him to the shellfire, a German barrage, as well as domestic matters. End's ""Good night your loving Daddy""
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianfen.2
title: Chemical Warfare in the Twentieth Century

description: The First World War: A gas sentry ringing an alarm at Fleurbaix, 15 miles south of Ypres. Gas was first used on the Western Front by the Germans during the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. Chlorine was the first gas to be employed , followed by phosgene in December of that year. Various warning bells were used in the trenches, bells, rattles, empty shell cases among them. The soldier in the photograph is wearing the P helmet which was used from November 1915 until the end of 1916. The P helmet replaced the earlier and similarly shaped 'Hypo' helmet, and was impregnated with hyposulphite of soda and phenate so as to protect the wearer from both chlorine and phosgene gas. The P helmet had glass eyepieces and a mouthpiece outlet valve.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianfh1.2
title: Recompense / The Tryst

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'Recompense' was written in '[Hert- DELETED] Edinburgh', and 'The Tryst' was written in Gloucester.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianj1i5.2
title: Letter: To Merfyn Thomas (2)

description: Discusses military matters, the attitudes of those around him to the shellfire, a German barrage, as well as domestic matters.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianj46u.2
title: War's Bright Embers

description: Manuscript in Marion Scott's hand. From a folio entitled 'War's Bright Embers'. Shows a list of poems to be included in 'War's Embers' (1919).
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianj5n1.2
title: The Send-Off

description: Drafted in April-May 1918 at Ripon and revised at Scarborough in July 1918. This is no. 165 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'. This manuscript has been entitled 'The Draft' by Owen.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianj6ch.2
title: Letter: To Edward Thomas.

description: Drawing of 'demons' included with letter.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjczl.2
title: Letter: To Helen Thomas.

description: Requests for clothing / life at school.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjfmd.2
title: Scenes on the Western Front

description: Sentry in the Portuguese front line.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjj35.2
title: The Day of Victory

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'The Day of Victory' was written in Gloucester on the 'Night after 'Vichy Day''.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjvbi.2
title: 'On Rest'

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'On Rest', was written at Gloucester. He has made corrections in ink to some lines of the poem.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianjz7f.2
title: Greater Love

description: Drafted in October-November 1917 at Craiglockhart or in November 1917-January 1918 at Scarborough. Revised at Scarborough in July 1918. This is a preliminary rough draft, and no. 161 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianor8.2
title: Letter: To Helen Thomas.

description: Describes life at school.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleianr2q3.2
title: War's Bright Embers

description: Manuscript in Marion Scott's hand. From a folio entitled 'War's Bright Embers'. Shows a list of poems to be corrected in 'War's Embers' (1919).
DOI: 10.5287/bodleiany8.2
title: War's Bright Embers

description: Manuscript in Marion Scott's hand. From a folio entitled 'War's Bright Embers'. Shows a list of poems to be corrected in 'War's Embers' (1919).
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian29gw.2
title: Dulce et Decorum Est

description: Written at Craiglockhart in the first half of October 1917, and revised at Scarborough or possibly Ripon in January-March 1918. This draft includes markings and revisions by Sassoon. This is no. 144 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2es7.2
title: Letter: To Helen Thomas.

description: Describes excitement over the birth of Myfanwy Thomas.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2jn4.2
title: War's Embers

description: Front cover to Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2lz2.2
title: Day-Boys and Choristers

description: Manuscript in pen in Ivor Gurney's hand. Gurney attended the school from 1900 to 1905. Included in 'War's Embers' (1919).
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2ndh.2
title: First Time In ['The Captain addressed us...']

description: Manuscript in pen in Ivor Gurney's hand, with numerous corrections. Various versions of the poem exist.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2p57.2
title: Menin Road

description: A typical scene on the Menin Road. Nearest unit A.F.A. (Australian Field Ambulance).
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2sx2.2
title: Letter: To Edward Thomas.

description: Wishes her father were home / describes a concert at the Bedales School / a walk by a pond with her mother.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian2zxh.2
title: Plumer Decorating Women of FANY and VAD

description: General Sir Herbert Plumer, commanding Second Army, presents medals for bravery to FANY and VAD officers at Blendecques, Western Front, 3 July 1917.  The ceremony takes place in a field, with men of Plumer's staff watching as he pins medals for bravery onto women officers of the Queen Alexandra's First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and the Voluntary Aid Detachment, each in turn. One of the girls, and one of the staff officers, start giggling as the ceremony progresses. A final posed line of the FANY and VAD officers with their medals.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian5zr.2
title: Day-Boys and Choristers

description: Manuscript in pen in Ivor Gurney's hand. Gurney attended the school from 1900 to 1905. Included in 'War's Embers' (1919).
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian64as.2
title: In Action with our Canadian Troops, Official Pictures of the British Army in France

description: Canadian troops on the Western Front, February 1916. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry parade with the standard presented by the Princess, and march to the trenches. They enter heading towards "Prowse Point" the shallow, waterlogged trench which forms the junction of the British and Canadian lines. 5th (Saskatchewan) Battalion, 1st Division, repairs its own trenches and stops for a meal. The men of the battalion stand-to in their trench (which like the others is narrow, shallow and waterlogged) and send out a reconnaissance party past some shattered buildings and water-filled shellholes. One sniper is poised in the ruins of a house's front room. The view from a front line trench of shell-bursts over buildings in the German positions. A short pan over the Canadian line from an elevated position. An officer and some men crouch in a wood close to the enemy, possibly Mont Sorel. Finally, a fenced enclosure for the graves of "Canadian Heroes."
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian681l.2
title: The Chances

description: Drafted in August-September 1917 at Craiglockhart and revised in July 1918 at Scarborough. This is no. 164 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6fdx.2
title: Letter: To Helen Thomas.

description: Describes life at school / anticipation of her mother's return.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6lix.2
title: Maundy Thursday

description: Probably drafted in May-June 1915 at Shewsbury. Revised in October-November 1917 at Craiglockhart or November 1917-January 1918 at Scarborough. This is no. 106 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6o9z.2
title: On Somme

description: Manuscript in pencil in Ivor Gurney's hand. This is the only draft. Unsigned.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6twz.2
title: Conscious

description: Probably written at Scarborough, or possibly at Ripon. This is no. 142 in ed. 'The Complete Poems and Fragments'.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6y8g.2
title: The Fisherman of Newnham / The Lock-Keeper

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that he mentioned 'The Fisherman of Newnham' in a letter to H.N. Howells of 12 July 1918, and that 'The Lock-Keeper' was written at Gloucester.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian6zkl.2
title: American Troops

description: American machine gunners firing on Germans across no-man's-land.
DOI: 10.5287/bodleian818t.2
title: Le Coq Francais

description: Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney notes that 'Le Coq Francais' was written at Gloucester, 'of Riez Bailleul'.