Oldham Historical Research Group

'THE GREAT WAR',     'THE WAR TO END WAR',     'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
                                                                                                  from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen

1914 - 1918

LETTERS & CARDS SENT FROM SERVICEMEN & WOMEN

WW1 letter- card

Letter sent from the Lancashire War Comforts Asociation
regarding a request for clogs to be sent, instead of boots, to POW John Thomas Fenton,
as they were working in a quarry.

RETURN to POW letter

Contributed by : Martin Goodyear
link to home page
WW1 menu page
WW1 links page