A Soldier's Capture at the Front: A Memoir
Item
Identifier: 2001-030
Content Description
A handwritten memoir of a soldier's (British officer's) capture at the front, life in a prison camp, and his various escapes. Written in Scotland, December 1917. The soldier, whose identity is known only by his first name "Gordon", served with the 7th Battalion of the 1st British Columbia Regiment (CEF) and No. 2 Company of the 16th Battalion.
Dates
- Creation: 1916 - 1917
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes) : Handwritten entries in a manuscript notebook. ; 22.8 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Collection shelved on 3rd floor.
Condition Description
Good.
Source
- Powers Rare Books (Bookseller, Organization)
Subject
- Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 7th (Organization)
Geographic
Temporal
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, English.
- World War, 1914-1918.
Topical
- Prisoner of War Camp (Augustabad, Germany)
- Prisoner of War Camp (Darmstadt, Germany)
- Prisoner of War Camp (Salzerbad, Germany)
- Prisoner of War Camp (Schweidnitz, Germany)
- Prisoner of War Camp (Zorndorf, Poland)
- Prisoners of war -- British -- 1910-1920.
- Slovenia -- Description and travel -- 1900-1920
- Trieste (Austria)
Uniform Title
- Title
- A Soldier's Capture at the Front: A Memoir
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Milissa Burkart
- Date
- 2019-12-13
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
Contact:
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu