A story from Barnsley
George Bower joined up in 1914 and survived until September 1918, just 11 weeks before the end of the war. He wrote regularly to his wife Minnie.
Objects contributed consist of correspondence, photographs of George Bower, the Death Penny and three medals (1914/15 Star, Victory Medal, 1914-1918 Medal).
Death Penny
Correspondence
Medals
Photographs
CONTRIBUTOR
Michael Bower
DATE
- 1918-09
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
24
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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