Record Number: 31896
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Thank you very much for sending me the papers — it's a treat to read some B'ham news and know what's going on in Brum.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:4 Mar 1916
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Brocton
county: Staffordshire
other location: Brocton Camp
(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:Male
Date of Birth:10 May 1896
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:2nd Lieutenant, 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Birmingham Daily Post
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:31896
Source:n/a
Editor:Valerie A. Hawgood
Title:First World War Letters of 2nd Lt. Bernard Wilfrid Long 1896-1917
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:6
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Valerie A. Hawgood (ed.), First World War Letters of 2nd Lt. Bernard Wilfrid Long 1896-1917, (London, 1995), p. 6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31896, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Later letters identify the "Daily Post" as the newspaper regularly sent to Long by his family.