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Next of Kin Memorial Scroll

This was the scroll given to the family of Patrick Smith after he died in combat.

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CONTRIBUTOR

Niamh O'Brien

DATE

1918

LANGUAGE

eng

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1

INSTITUTION

Europeana 1914-1918

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Source

UGC

Contributor

europeana19141918:agent/5d7513fa6b4c4c6548c361a2d551315f

Date

1918

Type

Memorabilia

Language

eng
English

Country

Europe

DataProvider

Europeana 1914-1918

Provider

Europeana 1914-1918

Year

1918

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

Begin

1918

End

1918

Language

mul

Agent

Niamh O'Brien | europeana19141918:agent/5d7513fa6b4c4c6548c361a2d551315f

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2019-09-11T08:41:53.541Z
2020-02-25T08:49:10.153Z
2014-09-14 12:16:00 UTC

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INTERNET

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