Record Number: 31411

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'9 Albs. [German Albatros scouts] came and sat above us but did not attack me. Attacked Symons.
Walked down town with Major Howe after tea. Read and wrote letters in evening.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

26 Feb 1918

Country:

Belgium

Time

morning
evening

Place:

city: Proven
specific address: Proven Airfield

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Guy Mainwaring Knocker

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

14 Aug 1899

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Second Lieutenant, 65 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Belgium

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31411

Source:

Print

Author:

Christopher M. Burgess

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot

Place of Publication:

Barnsley

Date of Publication:

2008

Vol:

n/a

Page:

155

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Christopher M. Burgess, The Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot, (Barnsley, 2008), p. 155, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31411, accessed: 25 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None