File NLW MS 22151iB. - War reminiscences,

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NLW MS 22151iB.

Title

War reminiscences,

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  • 1917-1919 / (Creation)

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135 ff. (blank from f. 28 verso) ; 200 x 145 mm. Cloth and paper; 'Army Book 152. Correspondence Book (Field Service)' on front cover.

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Mr T. Elwyn Griffiths; Caernarfon; Donation (with NLW MS 22151iiE); 1985

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Reminiscences of the First World War by H. Iorwerth Hughes, Liverpool, written shortly after the events described, commencing with an account of his journey from Southampton to Macedonia, followed by a brief account of army life on the Macedonian front, 1917-1918, including details of the battle of Mount Dobropolje against the Bulgarians, September 1918, together with notes on his journey home, 1919. The volume also contains an incomplete draft, written c. 1919, of an address in Welsh entitled 'Experiences with the Serbs' (ff. 24-8). A letter, 1917, in Welsh written by H. Iorwerth Hughes to his parents from Salonika has been filed separately (MS 22151iiE).

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Action: digitized. Action identifier: cymruww1. Date: 2013. Authorization: The Welsh experience of World War One, 1914-1918.

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  • English
  • Welsh

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English, Welsh.

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Digital version available https://viewer.library.wales/4087442 (January 2024)

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A letter, 1917, from H. Iorwerth Hughes to his parents has been filed separately (NLW MS 22151iiE).

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Preferred citation: NLW MS 22151iB.

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vtls004269847

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(WlAbNL)0000269847

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cymruww1

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.

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  • English

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  • Text: NLW MS 22151iB.