Record Number: 31967
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am sitting in my dug-out this evening eagerly discussing over a mug of tea poets and poems with a brother officer, when he is called away about some ammunition for his machine-gun. I pick up a book, and being in the middle of a fairy-like sonnet, am sent for about a little matter of bombs! Trouble expected.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:15 Apr 1915
Country:Belgium
Timeevening
Place:city: Sanctuary Wood, near Ypres
other location: Officers' dug-out
(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:11 May 1890
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders; bank employee
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Belgium
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:31967
Source:n/a
Editor:Henry Williamson
Title:A Soldier's Diary of the Great War
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1929
Vol:n/a
Page:114
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Henry Williamson (ed.), A Soldier's Diary of the Great War, (London, 1929), p. 114, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31967, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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