Letter from Private Hugh Owen to his brother and sister, 24 May 1916 [image 1 of 2]

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In this poignant letter Hugh pleads with his brother to avoid being called up by making any excuse possible and lying to the army doctor. Within two months of writing this letter Hugh is killed in action in Delville Wood, Somme, France.

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http://www.welshvoices.com/
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Creative Archive Licence
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GTJ95629
Item uploaded:
3/3/2011
Date originally created:
1914-1918
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Comments (4)

Submitted by Gathering The Jewels on Wed, 23/11/2011 - 09:21

Thank you for your comment. What happened to your grandfather after he read the letter. Did he take his brothers advice to not join the army? Would you be interested in contributing John Owen's poem to Casgliad Y Werin/ People's Colllection.

Submitted by Gathering The Jewels on Fri, 25/11/2011 - 09:31

Thank you. How interesting that you have both Uncles' Death Pennies. If you want to share them you could take a picture on a digital camera and along with your grandfathers poem add them to the site. Creating an account on Casgliad y Werin / People's Collection is really simple. Just click on the 'Sign Up' link on the home page. When you have set up an account on the site you will be able to upload content to to the site.

Submitted by Ioan on Wed, 30/11/2011 - 00:04

I have taken photos of Hugh & Ben's Commeration Scrolls and of Ben's death penny and medals, also of John Owen's poem about the loss of his brother Hugh.

I have joined 'Casgliad y Werin', but was unable to upload photos. That may be as they are 10Mpixels.

Ioan