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Letters To Loved Ones......WW1.

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MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 16 Nov 2016 21:07

During the First World War, letter writing was the main form of communication between soldiers and their loved ones, helping to ease the pain of separation.

We hold around 7,500 collections of personal letters from the First World War in our archives.

http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/letters-to-loved-ones

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 16 Nov 2016 21:41

What an amazing site Mr M!! :-D

I have quite a few WWII airgraph letters and 'cards' from my Great Uncles to their sister (my gran).

Researching:
Gg gran Amelia - Suffolk side

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 17 Nov 2016 00:40

We were very privileged to have been given a family's complete collection of everything connected to their family history.

Included are letters written to the soldiers from their families and the replies.

The last letter written by one of the soldier's Mother was included in his effects but was never read as he had been killed before it had reached him..

These letters have now been transcribed and will be displayed with all the other memorabilia.

We also have the missing in action notifications and every piece of correspondence from the authorities. A truly remarkable insight into how the information was carefully worded to ease the tragic news.

Researching:
Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!