World War I Collection
Found in 489 Collections and/or Records:
Welcome Home Arch, 1919-06-12
A slide showing a welcome home arch for Co. D, 111th Engineers, 36th Division. It was erected on Main between 3rd and 4th.
Wilfrid Garthwaite WWI-era service papers, 1917-1918
The service papers of Wilfred Garthwaite, who served in the Royal Navy from August 1917 to August 1919. It includes the pamphlet "How to join the Navy", with a short query about whether there was a similar pamphet on how to get out of the navy, Garthwaite's National Registration Act card, Certificate of Service, hist training certificate, notes on Mess Account and Pay Down, and a pocket pictoral Gospel of St. John.
Wilhelm Forster WWI diary, 1914-1928
Kriegstagebuch or War Diary of Wilhelm Forster, a Lt. in the German Army. Forster received the Iron Cross, 2d Class in 1916.
William G. Adams WWI ephemera
Ephemera of William G. Adams, 472nd Aero Squadron. Contents include: a pocket memorandum book with handwritten entries made primarily in England where Adams performed maintenance on aeroplanes plus newspaper clippings pasted in; printed program for the celebration of the squadron's one-year anniversary of service, 3 September 1918; and an orange and black felt pennant ("Aero Squadron: San Antonio, Tex") representing the squadron.
William Hammond Smith WWI correspondence
A transcription of the war-time letters of Major William Hammond Smith, Royal Field Artillery Brigade, from May 1915 to October 1916; written to his mother. Smith was killed in action on April 12, 1917 at Athies, near Roeux, during the Battle of Arras.
William Hammond Smith WWI correspondence
William Hurford Hutchins WWI archive
Archive of Private William Hurford Hutchins of the Canterbury Infantry Battlion, 2nd New Zealand Regiment. Consists of a 181 page handwritten diary with extensive, descriptive entries. Includes photocopied list of wounded, service medallion, and a small photo album containing 59 photographs documenting Hutchins's experiences while in service in Egypt, with a few photos documenting his departure from New Zealand.
William Hurford Hutchins WWI notebook diary sample pages
William John Thorne WWI journal, 1917-1918
Personal log of the activities of Leading Telegraphist, William John Thorne. The daily log was kept while onboard the H.M.S. Vimiera (September 1917), H.M.S. Paladin (September 1917), H.M.S. Vega (December 1917), and H.M.S. Oriole (February 1918).
William Rider-Rider Canadian War Photographs, 1917-1918
A large album of 21 photos with cover title in gold. Bound in original pebbled dark brown rubbed morocco. Each photograph, except the first is carefully mounted, and except for the first, all are in black & white.