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58528: Letter from Pte Sid Wray

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posted on 2024-02-23, 23:00 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

Letter sent by Private Sid Wray from Curragh Camp to his pal Sid Morgan (my father) on the Somme, recalling good times past and complaining about the army life. Pte Wray was later killed at Arras (see other items submitted).


Editor's Comment:
Pte. 23959 Sidney George Wray, C Squadron, 1st Troop, 16th Lancers, later transferred to the 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment, taking a new regimental number (32541). Killed in action, 8th May 1917, aged 19. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on Bay 6 of the Arras Memorial.

Driver 146147 S. Morgan, Royal Field Artillery, 23rd Division, served in No. 3 section, Divisional Ammunition Column, and later in V/23 Trench Mortar Battery.

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Creator

Wray, Sid

Subject

Morgan, Sid

Date

15th September 1916

Date Created

15/09/1916

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Letter

Pages

1, 2, 3

Number of Pages

3

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Dr Edmund Morgan-Warren

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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