- BMSS/39630.
- Ffeil
- 1918, Nov. 14.
Regarding the liberation of the town by the allies and the union between the British and French. (Typed, in French).
Regarding the liberation of the town by the allies and the union between the British and French. (Typed, in French).
Map : ‘Reproduction of captured German Map with British grid superimposed.’ Northern France,
Indicates locations of trenches, dugout shafts, centres of machine gun resistance, wire, organised shell holes and rifle pits, damaged areas. Scale - 1:20000.
Requests position details and current situation.
Operation Order (Secret) between 4 battalions on the battlefield (Belgium, around Pilckem),
Locations; command to clean up trenches and dugouts; command to complete burials.
‘H.M. Forces Overseas (in Uniform) Combined Leave and Railway Tickets’,
‘H.M. Forces Overseas (in Uniform) Combined Leave and Railway Tickets’ granted to Wheldon: (i.) First Class, from France to Senior Officer’s School, Aldershot; (ii.) First Class, from Llanberis to France; (iii.) First Class, from Llanberis to France.
Photograph of Major Wheldon with 3 other men in uniform [officers?], France,
Newspaper cutting : “Welsh Gallantry on Pilckem Ridge”,
Letters and Messages of Congratulations,
Letters and Messages of Congratulations from various correspondents to Major W.P. Wheldon on the receipt of his D.S.O. (Distinguished Service Order): (i.) Blackader, C.G., Major General; (ii.) Hugh Jones, Sergeant, 14th Battn.; (iii.) H. (?) Davies; (iv.) S. Tucker, 14th Battn. RWF; (v.) Huw Pryce-Jones, G.H.Q.; (vi.) E.S. Anton, C.S.M., B. Coy.; (vii.) G. Banks; (viii.) E. Uniacke; (ix.) H. Egerton, J. Rausing, J. Ivor Williams; (x.) J.E. Lloyd, Secretary & Registrar, UCNW; (xi.) Harry Reichel, Principal, UCNW.
German Prisoner of War Letter,
From [unknown] to ‘Josef Werner’, München, Bayern, Germany. The German Soldier speaks of how his camp was taken over by another regiment, and that he was left behind as he was not the best in the section. The enemy attacked, he was injured and was left in a ditch where the crew of an English tank found him. He was then taken through German artillery fire to an English Red Cross Aid post and then on to an English hospital in France where he states he was treated perfectly by the English.
Map of Louvignies-Quesnoy, Northern France (near the Belgian border),
Indicates: British Front Line, points of likely resistance, lines of rifle pits or organised shell holes.
Map of South East of Cambrai, Northern France (Bohain area),
Indicates enemy trenches and organisation. Scale – 1:20000.
Map of Engelfontaine, France (on fragile tracing paper),
Indicates objectives, hazards, inter-battalion boundaries and battalion assembly areas.
Map of Englefontaine, Northern France,
Displays enemy dispositions. Scale – 1:20000.
‘Secret Assembly Orders’ given to the 14th (Service) Battn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers,
In the hand of Major W.P. Wheldon.
Telegram from the Secretary of the War Office to Mrs. Wheldon, Prestatyn,
Informing her that Major Wheldon was admitted to hospital in Rouen with a gun shot wound to his knee.
‘Recommendation for immediate award’,
Letter written by Major W. P. Wheldon recommending ‘W. Way’ [?] of the 15th Battn. for an award for his gallantry on the battlefield. Note on the reverse: “Many thanks, Way will not be forgotten - JPD.”
War Diary of the 14th (Service) Battn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers,
Observations from the battlefield,
Handwritten Notes - Unknown hand [Wheldon?].
Two messages to the 14th (Service) Royal Welsh Fusiliers,
(i.) Message from Lt. Col. J.E. Munby [?], Gen. Staff., 38th (Welsh Division, to 113th Brigade. Expressing his own appreciation of the work done by the 14th (Service) Battn. RWF. (ii.) Message from M.G. Richards, Captain, Brigade Major, 113th Infantry Brigade, forwarding a message from the Brigadier General Commanding. Expressing his appreciation to the 14th RWF on their performance.
Message from C.G. Blackader, Major General,
Message from C.G. Blackader, Major General, to be distributed to all Officers and read by them to their men, written the day before the 38th (Welsh) Division took Pilckem and Langemark, providing words of encouragement to boost morale.