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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
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.
The file includes a letter, dated October 1915, containing information on Allied attacks on German positions in France, and an undated letter documenting a soldier's experiences between March and July 1915 and the injuries he sustained at Dardanelles.
The file includes an undated letter discussing a soldier's experiences whilst posted in Egypt.
The file includes a letter, dated 10 August, describing a soldier's experiences under enemy fire.
The file includes a letter, dated 15 October, from a soldier serving in Egypt regarding his views on conscientious objection.
The file includes a letter, dated 12 January, describing in detail the movements of a soldier in Egypt.
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 8 May, containing descriptions of a gas attack and an air fight in Belgium.
The file includes a letter, dated 19 June, describing a soldier's experiences on the front line near Gaza.
The file includes a letter, dated 19 August, describing a soldier's experience of a gas attack in Flanders and the effectiveness of the British artillery.
