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Letter fragment to Margaret Sharp

Letter fragment to Margaret Sharp, probably informing her of his death.
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Kay Hodgson

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LANGUAGE

eng

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Europeana 1914-1918

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UGC
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Letter

Language

eng
English

Country

Europe

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Europeana 1914-1918

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Europeana 1914-1918

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

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mul

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Kay Hodgson | europeana19141918:agent/8c06168e6a421570f4fdb9c362ec37e2

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Paper

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2019-09-11T08:17:52.013Z
2020-02-25T08:14:15.712Z
2014-09-02 11:24:22 UTC

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