Reminiscences of the War collated by Joseph Hirst

Item

Title

Reminiscences of the War collated by Joseph Hirst

Identifier

7482.pdf
GWA_6546_JHirst_Binder.pdf

Subject

Hirst, Joseph

Abstract

A collection of papers collated by Joseph Hirst, City Architect of Hull, relating to his son, who served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the East Yorkshire Regiment in France. The volume includes a wide variety of materials, including: newspaper cuttings, a Christmas card, battalion orders, notes on training soldiers (including a ten week syllabus), luggage and kit lists, details of knowledge requirements for young officers, exam papers with Hirst's answers, Officers' mess regulations, barrack room instructions, standing orders, a booklet entitled "A Short History of the East Yorkshire Regiment", documents relating to a court martial, photographs, and letters, including one from Buckingham Palace welcoming home prisoners of war.

Date

1914 - 1918

Date Created

1915-01-01

Temporal Coverage

1917-12-31

Source

Folio

Medium

Mixed

Type

Collection

Contributor

Meriel Patrick
Alun Edwards (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
Andrew Hirst

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford