Letter of thanks to Frank Collinson
Letter of thanks from James Wood DCM of the Durham Light Infantry to his batman Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Collinson for coming to his aid when he was wounded.
CONTRIBUTOR
David Lofthouse
DATE
1918-11-18
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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