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Collapse D1573 - Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier - 1916-1969

D1573 - Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier - 1916-1969

Collapse 1 - Drawings and correspondence

1 - Drawings and correspondence

Expand 1 - Album of drawings by H J Rylands during active service depicting situations and people, often with comic comments, including transport, billets, gas mask, hospital 'trench French', self portrait and portraits of other officers including Major W W Hammond; places mentioned include Newmarket, Béthune, Givenchy, Bliesheim, Natoye, Vermelles, Loos, Robecq, Abbeville, Camiers; including official Christmas card 1918 - 1916-1918

1 - Album of drawings by H J Rylands during active service depicting situations and people, often with comic comments, including transport, billets, gas mask, hospital 'trench French', self portrait and portraits of other officers including Major W W Hammond; places mentioned include Newmarket, Béthune, Givenchy, Bliesheim, Natoye, Vermelles, Loos, Robecq, Abbeville, Camiers; including official Christmas card 1918 - 1916-1918

2 - Correspondence regarding microfilming of album by Imperial War Museum - 1969

Collapse 3 - Postcards: Dieppe; prisoners at Noeux les Mine c 1915; Portuguese troops at Aire sur la Lys etc - 1914-1918

3 - Postcards: Dieppe; prisoners at Noeux les Mine c 1915; Portuguese troops at Aire sur la Lys etc - 1914-1918

1-4 - Postcards Dieppe castle - 1914-1918

5 - Postcards Acheux (Somme) - 1914-1918

6 - Postcards Near Béthune - 1914-1918

7 - Postcards Beauval (Somme) - 1914-1918

8 - Postcards Noeux-les-Mines - prisoners c1915 - c1915

9 - Postcards Aire-sur-la-Lys - mentions Portuguese troops 7 Apr 1917 - 1917

4 - Letter from H J Ryland ('Orace) to Major W W Hammond refers to Hammond's injury, problems with officers, loss of horses, also detailed description of moving into the front line 17 Oct - 1918

5 - Envelope addressed to Mrs W W Hammond in Downham Market, Norfolk, postmarked 29 Aug 1916, enclosing piece of lace from Roman Catholic priest's gown and pressed flower; endorsed "piece of lace from padre gown - RC priest - all his robes are lying about in the garden, library all torn up & home wrecked, terrible sight" - ?1916

Expand 2 - Horace John Rylands: copy documents - 2014

2 - Horace John Rylands: copy documents - 2014

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