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Aberystwyth Comforts Fund Papers,
Papers relating to the Aberystwyth Weekly Comforts for Fighters Fund, comprising letters received by Sergeant Major Fear from Aberystwyth men serving overseas, 1915-1919, financial records, 1915-1919, and administrative papers, [1915]-1919.
Aberystwyth Comforts Fund
Address book containing the names of Aberystwyth troops and their addresses whilst on active service. The volume also includes the names and home addresses of those who had agreed to join the Aberystwyth YMCA on their return from war.
Administrative papers, [1915]-1919, comprising an address book [1915]-[1918], lists of parcel recipients, 1916-1918, and letters, 1918-1919.
Account book of Sergeant Major Fear with The London and Provincial Bank Ltd., 1917-1919, including a half-used paying-in book and stub.
Christmas and New Year cards received by Sergeant Major Fear from troops and various regiments, 1915-1919.
Invoices received from Cohen, Weenen & Co. recording the brand and amount of tobacco and cigarettes sent to Aberystwyth soldiers, 1915, including their names, military numbers and addresses whilst on active service.
Invoices received from Cohen, Weenen & Co. recording the brand and amount of tobacco and cigarettes sent to Aberystwyth soldiers, 1917, including their names, military numbers and addresses whilst on active service.
Invoices received from Cohen, Weenen & Co. recording the brand and amount of tobacco and cigarettes sent to Aberystwyth soldiers, 1918, including their names, military numbers and addresses whilst on active service.
Invoices received from Cohen, Weenen & Co. recording the brand and amount of tobacco and cigarettes sent to Aberystwyth soldiers, 1916, including their names, military numbers and addresses whilst on active service.
Receipts received from Cohen, Weenen & Co., 1915-1916.
Records of contributions to the Fund, 1915-1918, including the names of contributors and the total donations received.
Envelopes in which the letters sent by servicemen to Sergeant Major Fear were contained. The envelopes were separated from the letters prior to their transfer to NLW. Many contain the name of each sender.
Financial records, 1915-1919, comprising contribution books, 1915-1918; fund accounts, 1915-1919; bank books, 1917-1919; and receipts and invoices, 1915-1919, from Cohen, Weenen & Co., Manufacturers and Importers of Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes, London, and various other tobacconists and confectioners from Aberystwyth.
Weekly accounts, 1915-1919, comprising details of the Fund's receipts and disbursements, and records of the Christmas Gift Fund account, 1915-1916, noting the names and addresses of subscribers and the amounts donated.
Letters from Officers and wounded soldiers,
Letters to Sergeant Major Fear from Officers and wounded soldiers, 1915-1916. The file also includes letters from local chaplains and Sisters involved in the war effort abroad.
Letters from servicemen, 1915-1919, comprising letters, postcards and Christmas cards from Aberystwyth men serving in the First World War thanking Sergeant Major Fear, the local Comforts Fund and the people of Aberystwyth for the parcels and cards received by them abroad. Letters were received by Sergeant Major Fear from various fronts, including those in both Western and Eastern Europe, Palestine and Mesopotamia. Although predominantly letters of thanks, some provide valuable information with regard to local servicemen and on conditions within the trenches. Some letters contain detailed descriptions of the fighting, the weather and of life in general on the front line. The letters also include poems written by soldiers recounting their experiences. Particularly detailed letters are referred to in the descriptions at file level.
Letters from the Cardiganshire Battery,
Letters received by Mr Davies of the Cambrian News,
Letters, 1917-1918, addressed to Mr Davies, the Porthmadog correspondent for the Cambrian News, from troops serving abroad, including information on the daily lives of two soldiers and a description entitled 'The Knoll 60 Affair' detailing an unnamed soldier's experiences during an attack.
The file includes a letter, dated 19 March, describing in detail the life and duties of a soldier in Egypt and a poem composed by the soldier himself entitled 'Ode on Campaine Winds of Egypt'.
The file includes a letter, dated 15 October, from a soldier serving in Egypt regarding his views on conscientious objection.