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58757: Union Dinner card relating to Charles Woodward Carr

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posted on 2024-02-21, 10:36 authored by Great War Archive Project Team
<p dir="ltr">Card from The 2/5th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment Association, 23rd Re-Union Dinner at Star Hotel Cheltenham, Saturday October 13th 1951.</p> <p>This is just one menu card from the many reunions attended by Charles W. Carr before his death in a car accident 18 Sept 1965 at Wickhamford, Worcestershire. He had moved to Llandrindod Wells after the war, then moved to Broadway Worcestershire in 1953. </p> <p>This menu card is autographed by friends, and has a pressed flower attached. This card, like all the others, includes the poem "Here's a health to every brother in arms" by 2nd Liet. F.W. Harvey, DCM of 2/5 Glo'shire Regt. Tony Carr, Charles' son, recalls that sons were allowed to attend these reunions - which he did do.</p> <p>Part of large collection of photos and memoribilia relating to Serjeant 3091 (later 240965) Charles Woodward Carr, 2/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment - kept by Mrs Gill Porter and Mr Tony Carr of their father.</p>

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9189.cpd| 4928.jpg|GWA_3493_Reunion1.jpg 4929.jpg|GWA_3494_Reunion2.jpg

Subject

Carr, Charles Woodward

Date

13th October 1951

Date Created

13/10/1951

Source

Folio

Medium

Card

Type

Publication

Pages

1, 2

Number of Pages

2

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Alun Edwards | Tony Carr

Submission Event

Powys Archives Submission Day

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The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

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The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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