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52691: As the team's head-brass

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posted on 2024-04-25, 17:29 authored by First World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team

This poem reflects Edward Thomas' decision to give up his job as a map reading instructor and to apply for a commission with the possibility of a posting to France. His concern was the financial plight of his family, and he was hoping for a Civil List Pension. He was granted the lump some of £300 in June 1916 instead. The manuscript is untitled but is labeled 'As the team's head-brass' in 'Edward Thomas Collected Poems'.

History

Identifier

2203.jpg | ETCAR_41_121.jpg

Subject

Allied Forces | Commemoration | Somme

Creator

Thomas, Edward (1878-1917)

Date

26th May 1916

Date Created

26/05/1916

Spatial

Steep, England

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Pen

Type

Poem

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Rights

Cardiff University Library Archive / The Edward Thomas Literary Estate

Collection ID

The Edward Thomas Collection: 41

Repository Name

Cardiff University Library Archive

Repository Address

Information Services, Cardiff University, P.O. Box 430, Cardiff, CF24 0DE, UK

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

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