58586: Letter from Joseph Theodore Gedge

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

On 29 July 1914 Staff Paymaster Joseph Theodore Gedge was preparing to go to sea. This is the covering note he sent to his uncle with a "farewell letter" to be passed to his parents in the event of his death. Joseph was killed when HMS Amphion struck a mine on 6 August 1914. Joseph was the first British officer to die in the war.

History

Identifier

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Creator

Gedge, Joseph Theodore

Date

29th July 1914

Date Created

29/07/1914

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Letter

Pages

1, 2

Number of Pages

Contributor

Everett Sharp | John Gedge

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford