| Evidence: | 'It is really remarkable how oblivious we are to what is going on overseas. There is very little in the papers about the British Army, even if we had time to read them, and, anyway, we are too self-centred and interested in our job to worry much about the War.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 25 Aug 1914 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Hersham county: Surrey |
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| Reader: | Douglas Herbert Bell |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 11 May 1890 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Private, London Rifle Brigade; bank employee |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 30201 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Douglas Herbert Bell | |
| Editor: | Henry Williamson | |
| Title: | A Soldier's Diary of the Great War | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1929 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 13 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Douglas Herbert Bell, Henry Williamson (ed.), A Soldier's Diary of the Great War (London, 1929), p. 13, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=30201, accessed: 02 May 2024 | |
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