Record Number: 29239
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'April 22nd ... Various souvenirs in the Officers Mess. A work on vegetal medicine & a fat and amiable Hun dog that had my bone after lunch ... Got a parcel from home with Asparagus and Turtle Soup & the Daily Mail.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:22 Apr 1917
Country:France
Timeafternoon
Place:city: near Amiens
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:n/a
Date of Birth:1888
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Medical Officer, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Daily Mail
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:29239
Source:Manuscript
Author:Martin W. Littlewood
Title:War Diary of Captain Martin W. Littlewood, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division
Location:Wellcome Library, London
Call No:MS8026
Page/Folio:15
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Martin W. Littlewood, War Diary of Captain Martin W. Littlewood, 45th Field Ambulance, 15th Division, Wellcome Library, London, MS8026, 15, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29239, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
The author had just moved into a new first aid post, which was in a former German artillery headquarters. The work on "vegetal medicine" was presumably among the "souvenirs" taken when the location was captured by the British.