54586: Newspaper article about Lce Cpl William Beacock and Pte Ernest Allison

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posted on 2024-02-18, 20:48 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

Newspaper article dated in the margin December 12 1917 that records the award of the Military Medal for bravery and devotion to duty to Lance Corporal William Beacock, East Yorkshire regiment (at the Battle of Ancre November 13th 1916). Also reported is the card received on 1st January by the parents by Private Ernest Allison, Scunthorpe - their first news that he was alive albeit a prisoner of war (POW) since he was posted as missing on November 13th.

Part of a collection relating to Lance Corporal William Beacock, East Yorkshire regiment. He finished his working life as a doorman at the Hull City Hall.

History

Identifier

5641.jpg | GWA_5158_hull0080.jpg |

Creator

Hull Daily Mail

Subject

Beacock, William; Allison, Ernest

Date

12th December 1917

Date Created

12/12/1917

Source

Newspaper

Medium

Paper

Type

Publication

Contributor

Alun Edwards | Michael Loizou | Allan Beacock

Submission Event

Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull Submission Day, 31st May 2008

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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Keywords

Great War Archive World War One Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull, 31st May 2008 Publications

Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0