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D1884 - Hodgkiss family of Hawthorne Dene, Baslow - [late 18th cent]-1977
1 - Joseph Arthur Hodgkiss (c1894-1917), personal papers - 1911-1923
1 - Bundle of letters and papers relating to J Arthur Hodgkiss's service in the First World War - 1911-1923
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D1884/1/1/32-35
Title
Field service postcards from Joseph Arthur Hodgkiss and letters relating to his death.
Date
1917
Description
Two Field Service cards from Arthur to his parents and to [his sisters] Aggie, Lil, Gladys and Mabs, from training in Berkhamsted and then on active service with the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium, during 1917; copy letter from the sister-in-charge of a military hospital giving details of Sergeant Hodgkiss's death, 8 Oct 1917; letter from Father to Mab, informing her of Arthur's death, 13 Oct 1917;
Extent
4 items
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Hodgkiss family of Hawthorne Dene, Baslow
Copyright
Field Service Cards - Out of copyright
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Term
First World War (1914-1918)
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