A mother trying to find out what has happened to her son, Arthur Evans; Battle of the Somme, item 1
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Corporal F. P. Hancock. 303324th Royal Fusiliers
Brirtish Soldier interned in Switzerland
Regina Hotel
MurrenFebruary 22nd. 1917
Mrs. M. G. Evans.
35 Chorley Old Road
Bolton, Lancs.
Dear Madam,
I have received your Letter of Feby. 2nd and I notice that
you have had a communication from Pte. (=Private) B.J. Mahoney regarding your son.
He seems to bear out the information given to me by Pte. H. E. Smith that your
son was very seriously wounded. He says he helped to carry him behind
the German line, I think this must have been the day after I was wounded
and taken prisoner, because I was taken on Sunday morning July 30th about 7 o'clock
with a number of others among whom were 15 or 16 wounded, and placed him behind
the German line. I was the last of this party to be carried away, and
I do not remember seeing your son amongst them, so evidently he was taken
after I was. I very much regret I cannot give you any information as to
what became of him afterwards. Of course it is possible that if he
died behind the German line, they might have buried him without taking
the trouble to cut off his identification disc, in which case the War Office would
not have received the news of his death, I feel sure that if he
was alive you would have heard from him before now. All prisoners
are allowed to write 6 times a month.
The only other details I can give you are, that most probablythe spot where your son was placed, would be about two or three
hundred yards to the right of Delville Wood near Guillemont on the Somme.
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Address Field
Corporal F. P. Hancock. 303324th Royal Fusiliers
Brirtish Soldier interned in Switzerland
Regina Hotel
MurrenFebruary 22nd. 1917
Mrs. M. G. Evans.
35 Chorley Old Road
Bolton, Lancs.
Dear Madam,
I have received your Letter of Feby 2nd and I notice that
you have had a communication from Pte. (=Private) B.J. Mahoney regarding your son.
He seems to bear out the information given to me by Pte. H. E. Smith that your
son was very seriously wounded. He says he helped to carry him behind
the German line, I think this must have been the day after I was wounded
and taken prisoner, because I was taken on Sunday morning July 30th about 7 o'clock
with a number of others among whom were 15 or 16 wounded, and placed him behind
the German line. I was the last of this party to be carried away, and
I do not remember seeing your son amongst them, so evidently he was taken
after I was. I very much regret I cannot give you any information as to
what became of him afterwards. Of course it is possible that if he
died behind the German line, they might have buried him without taking
the trouble to cut off his identification disc, in which case the War Office would
not have received the news of his death, I feel sure that if he
was alive you would have heard from him before now. All prisoners
are allowed to write 6 times a month.
The only other details I can give you are, that most probablythe spot where your son was placed, would be about two or three
hundred yards to the right of Delville Wood near Guillemont on the Somme.
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Address Field
Corporal F. P. Hancock. 303324th Royal Fusiliers
Brirtish Soldier interned in Switzerland
Regina Hotel
MurrenFebruary 22nd. 1917
Mrs. M. G. Evans
35 Chorley Old Road
Bolton, Lancashire.
Dear Madam,
I have received your Letter of February 2nd and I notice that
you have had a communication from Pte. (=Private) B.J. Mahoney regarding your son.
He seems to bear out the information given to me by Pte. H. E. Smith that your
son was very seriously wounded. He says he helped to carry him behind
the German line, I think this must have been the day after I was wounded
and taken prisoner, because I was taken on Sunday morning July 30th about 7h
with a number of others among whom were 15 or 16 wounded, andplaced him behind
the German line. I was the last of this party to be carried away, and
I do not remember seeing your son amongst them, so evidently he was taken
after I was. I very much regret I cannot give you any information as to
what became of him afterwards. Of course it is possible that if he
died behind the German line, they might have buried him without taking
the trouble to cut off his identification disc, in which case the War Office would
not have received the news of his death, I feel sure that if he
was alive you would have heard from him before now. All prisoners
are allowed to write 6 times a month.
The only other details I can give you are, that most probablythe spot where your son was placed, would be about two or three
hundred yards to the right of Delville Wood near Guillemont on the Somme.
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Address Field
Corporal F. P. Hancock. 303324th Royal Fusiliers
Brirtish Soldier interned in Switzerland
Regina Hotel
MurrenFebruary 22nd. 1917
Mrs. M. G. Evans
35 Chorley Old Road
Bolton, Lancashire.
Dear Madam,
I have received your Letter of February 2nd and I notice that you have had a communication from Pte. (=Private) B.J. Mahoney regarding your son. He seems to bear out the information given to me by Pte. H. E. Smith that your son was very seriously wounded. He says he helped to carry him behind the German line, I think this must have been the day after I was wounded and taken prisoner, because I was taken on Sunday morning July 30th about 7h with a number of others among whom were 15 or 16 wounded, and placed him behind the German line. I was the last of this party to be carried away, and I do not remember seeing your son amongst them, so evidently he was taken after I was. I very much regret I cannot give you any information as to what became of him afterwards. Of course it is possible that if he died behind the German line, they might have buried him without taking the trouble to cut off his identification disc, in which case the War Office would not have received the news of his death, I feel sure that if he was alive you would have heard from him before now. All prisoners are allowed to write 6 times a month.
The only other details I can give you are, that most probably the spot where your son was placed, would be about two or three hundred yards to the right of Delville Wood near Guillemont on the Somme.
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Corporal F. P. Hancock. 3033
24th Royal ...
Brirtish Soldier interned in Switzerland
Regina Hotel
MurrenFebruary 22nd. 1917
Mrs. M. G. Evans
35 Chorley Old Road
Bolton, Lancashire.
Dear Madam,
I have received your Letter of February 2nd and I notice that you have had a communication from Pte. (=Private) B.J. Mahoney regarding your son. He seems to bear out the information given to me by Pte. H. E. Smith that your son was very seriously wounded. He says he helped to carry him behind the German line, I think this must have been the day after I was wounded and taken prisoner, because I was taken on Sunday morning July 30th about 7h with a number of others among whom were 15 or 16 wounded, and placed him behind the German line. I was the last of this party to be carried away, and I do not remember seeing your son amongst them, so evidently he was taken after I was. I very much regret I cannot give you any information as to what became of him afterwards. Of course it is possible that if he died behind the German line, they might have buried him without taking the trouble to cut off his identification disc, in which case the War Office would not have received the news of his death, I feel sure that if he was alive you would have heard from him before now. All prisoners are allowed to write 6 times a month.
The only other details I can give you are, that most probably the spot where your son was placed, would be about two or three hundred yards to the right of Delville Wood near Guillemont on the Somme.
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Dear Madam,
I have received your Letter of February 2nd and I notice that you have had a communication from Lte. B J Mahoney regarding your son. He seems to bear out the information given to me by Lte. H. E. Smith that your son was very seriously wounded. He says he helped to carry him behind the German line, I think this must have been the day after I was wounded and taken prisoner, because I was taken on Sunday morning July 30th about 7h with a number of others among whom were 15 or 16 wounded, and placed him behind the German line. I was the last fo this party to be carried away, and I do not remember seeing your son amongst them, so evidently he was taken after I was. I very much regret I cannot give you any information as to what became of him afterwards. Of course it is possible that if he died behind the German line, they might have buried him without taking the trouble to cut off his identification disc, in which case the War Office would not have received the news of his death, I feel sure that if he was alive you would have heard from him before now. All prisoners are allowed to write 6 times a month.
The only other details I can give you are, that most probably the spot where your son was placed, would be about two or three hundred yards to the right of Delville Wood near Guillemont on the Somme.
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Dear Madam,
I have received your Letter of February 2nd and I notice that you have had a communication from Lte. B J Mahoney regarding your son. He seems to bear out the information given to me by Lte. H. E. Smith that your son was very seriously wounded. He says he helped to carry him behind the German line, I think this must have been the day after I was wounded and taken prisoner, because I was taken on Sunday morning July 30th about 7h with a number of others among whom were 15 or 16 wounded, and placed him behind the German line. I was the last fo this party to be carried away, and I do not remember seeing your son amongst them, so evidently he was taken after I was. I very much regret I cannot give you any information as to what became of him afterwards. Of course it is possible that if he died behind the German line, they might have buried him without taking the trouble to cut off his identification
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Dear Madam,
I have received your Letter of February 2nd and I notice that you have had a communication from Lte. B J Mahoney regarding your son. He seems to bear out the information given to me by Lte. H. E. Smith that your son was very seriously wounded. He says he helped to carry him behind the German line, I think this must have been the day after I was wounded and taken prisoner, because I was taken on Sunday morning July 30th about
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Delville Wood, near Guillemont, The Somme
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Story location Delville Wood, near Guillemont, The Somme
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