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https://hdl.handle.net/10599/12719| Title: | Letters written by William Barrett to his family from the front. |
| Authors: | Europeana South Dublin Libraries |
| Keywords: | WWI First World War World War One William (Billy) Barrett Letters from the front |
| Issue Date: | 1916 |
| Description: | Series of letters to and from William Barret (Billy Barrett) of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers written by him to his mother and brother from the front. Also transcriptions of later letters from Billy's comrades and official organisations. These show ongoing confusion as to whether Billy was killed in action, or wounded and taken to a military hospital. |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10599/12719 |
| Copyright: | Images and transcriptions by South Dublin Libraries Local Studies based on original material courtesy of Europeana 1914-1918. |
| Appears in Collections: | Published Items World War I |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19170612_1_IWillNowWrite.pdf | Typed transcript of letter from Pte. Hornblow to Mrs. Barrett | 71.02 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
| 19170701_2_VerySorryNotTo.pdf | Typed transcript of letter from Pte. Hornblow to Mrs. Barrett stating Billy's last moments | 72.21 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
| 19170701_3_Extract.pdf | Typed extract from Cpl. Wilkes’ letter to Billy's brother | 69.4 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
| 19170708_4a_LetterOf.pdf | Letter from BQM H Lewes Pratt to Mrs. Barrett conveying condolences | 78.63 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
| 19171002_8_RedCross.pdf | Letter from Red Cross - Billy is almost certainly not in a hospital | 74.6 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
| 19171011_4b_RedCross.pdf | Letter from Red Cross - Billy is not in a hospital | 94.37 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
| Y_7_Re24025.pdf | Letter from PB Baron confirming Billy is not in hospital | 72.5 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
| Z_5_11TothillStreet.pdf | Soldiers & Sailors’ Families Association, PB Baron. 'Billy is almost certainly dead' | 69.57 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
| wm_19170428_Letter.jpg | Watermarked Web Image | 982.11 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19150723_Letter.jpg | Watermarked Web Image | 927.89 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19160117_Letter.jpg | Watermarked Web Image | 1.54 MB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19160404_Letter.jpg | Watermarked Web Image | 1.17 MB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19160618_Letter.jpg | Watermarked Web Image | 1.03 MB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19160704_Letter.jpg | Watermarked Web Image | 788.98 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19170226_Letter.jpg | Watermarked Web Image | 711.22 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19170612_1_IWillNowWrite.jpg | Handwritten transcript of letter from Pte. Hornblow to Mrs. Barrett | 109.64 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19170701_2a_VerySorryNotTo.jpg | Handwritten transcript of letter from Pte. Hornblow to Mrs. Barrett stating Billy's last moments | 202.31 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19170701_3_Extract.jpg | Typed extract from Cpl. Wilkes’ letter to Billy's brother | 86.33 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19170708_4a_LetterOf.jpg | Letter from BQM H Lewes Pratt to Mrs. Barrett conveying condolences | 130.66 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19171002_8_RedCross.jpg | Letter from Red Cross - Billy is almost certainly not in a hospital | 101.88 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_19171011_4b_RedCross.jpg | Letter from Red Cross - Billy is not in a hospital | 130.24 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_Y_7_Re24025.jpg | Letter from PB Baron confirming Billy is not in hospital | 65.39 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
| wm_Z_5_11TothillStreet.jpg | Soldiers & Sailors’ Families Association, PB Baron. 'Billy is almost certainly dead' | 54.49 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
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