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A collection of papers collated by Joseph Hirst, City Architect of Hull, relating to his son, who served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the East Yorkshire Regiment in France. The volume includes a wide variety of materials, including: newspaper cuttings, a Christmas card, battalion orders, notes on training soldiers (including a ten week syllabus), luggage and kit lists, details of knowledge requirements for young officers, exam papers with Hirst's answers, Officers' mess regulations, barrack room instructions, standing orders, a booklet entitled "A Short History of the East Yorkshire Regiment", documents relating to a court martial, photographs, and letters, including one from Buckingham Palace welcoming home prisoners of war.
History
Identifier
7482.pdf |
GWA_6546_JHirst_Binder.pdf |
Subject
Hirst, Joseph
Date
1914 - 1918
Date Created
01/01/1915
Temporal Coverage
31/12/1917
Source
Folio
Medium
Mixed
Type
Collection
Contributor
Meriel Patrick | Alun Edwards | Andrew Hirst
Submission Event
Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull Submission Day, 31st May 2008
Rights
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor