Wallet and pencil carried by John Barnard during his service in France
Item
Title
Wallet and pencil carried by John Barnard during his service in France
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Identifier
9577.cpd
Subject
Barnard, John
Abstract
Later he kept his medals, dog-tags, and other War related papers in this wallet. It contains the original pencil that he used to write his letters home and to fill in his notebook. His son Mike used that same pencil to draw some of his pictures relating to the First World War.
Part of a collection relating to Lance Corporal John Barnard (52258 Worcestershire regiment), market gardener of Badsey near Evesham; and his son Mike's drawings and newspaper articles relating to the First World War.
Part of a collection relating to Lance Corporal John Barnard (52258 Worcestershire regiment), market gardener of Badsey near Evesham; and his son Mike's drawings and newspaper articles relating to the First World War.
Date
1916 - 1919
Date Created
1916-01-01
Temporal Coverage
1919-12-31
Source
Artifact
Medium
Leather
Type
Memorabilia
number of pages
2
Contributor
Alun Edwards
Alun Edwards
Mike Barnard
Publisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford