Identity area
Reference code
AR731
Title
Copies of letters of 2nd Lt. Edgar Rowe Williamson
Date(s)
- 1916 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 bundle
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Administrative:
2nd Lt. Edgar Rowe Williamson (b.1895) of the 5th Bn London Regiment was killed at the Battle of the Somme on 10 September 1916. He had previously been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. His family lived at 33 Vincent road, Croydon.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Note book containing copies of letters from the battlefield 1916 from 2nd Lt. Edgar Rowe Williamson and includes some press cuttings.