Richard Timothy
70th Battalion Memories Book (Part 2)
Below are further pages providing an insight into the likely movements of Edward during his time with the Royal Warwick's. Page 28 Notes:...
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Richard Timothy
Feb 28, 2023
70th Battalion Memories Book (Part 1)
The second set of information David provided came as extracts from the book: A COLLECTION OF REPORTS & TALES OF LIFE IN A NEWLY FORMED...
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Richard Timothy
Jan 3, 2023
The Gale and Polden Booklet
David's first email had attached pages from a booklet entitled 70th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. This not only provides a...
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Richard Timothy
Dec 23, 2022
David’s Findings
True to his word David emailed me again, this time with some findings. David had discovered three reference pieces he was in the process...
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Richard Timothy
Dec 18, 2022
Season 2 - Seeking Help
After a lengthy hiatus I finally return with an update. Since my last post a number of non blog related factors (house purchase/house...
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Richard Timothy
Jun 1, 2021
What Next?
With the documents collection reviewed, copied and presented within this blog, my key goal in beginning this work has been achieved. But...
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Richard Timothy
May 10, 2021
Discharged / Family Stories
How long Edward remained at Meanwood Park Ems Hospital in Leeds is unclear. What the collection does tell us however is that...
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Richard Timothy
May 5, 2021
Army Book 64
Recovering in a Leeds hospital and making sense of recent events, Edward will have arrived with few items of note. His dog tags and what...
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Richard Timothy
May 1, 2021
On British Soil
Liberated on 2nd April 1945, Edwards war was over. Alive but in poor medical condition Edward now needed to make it home. How long this...
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Richard Timothy
Apr 22, 2021
Family Stories (The March)
Once a summer camp, Stalag IX-B near Bad Orb in Germany, had been a prisoner of war camp since 1939. Perched on a hill known as...
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Richard Timothy
Apr 18, 2021
The March
On the 8th of February 1945, as the Soviet Army approached from the East, the German authorities decided to evacuate Edward and all other...
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Richard Timothy
Apr 7, 2021
Final Miscellaneous Images
Before we move to the next set of records and the next stage of Edwards journey, I am left with some final photos to record. Without...
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Richard Timothy
Apr 3, 2021
Photo Mystery Solved?
In my last post I explored a variety of photos which appeared to be linked to one man; a Mr Woodward. Having examined this further with...
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Richard Timothy
Mar 28, 2021
POW Photos Mystery
It remains important to me that I make a record of all items of the collection. This can at times present more questions than answers....
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Richard Timothy
Mar 13, 2021
The Prisoner Of War Magazine
Pushed to the back of our documents collection and overlooked by me till now lay a selection of magazines. Entitled "The Prisoner Of War"...
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Richard Timothy
Mar 7, 2021
Family Stories (POW Camp)
Much of my reasoning for creating a blog to record Edwards wartime documents was to ensure these items could be both seen and understood...
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Richard Timothy
Mar 4, 2021
More News
Whether the result of further requests for information, or an additional follow up letter to that sent on 12th February 1945; on the 1st...
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Richard Timothy
Mar 1, 2021
First Contact
Using the assigned red cross reference number AM/113829, first issued atop their letter dated 20th June 1944 (Blog Post 13 - 10/02/21),...
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Richard Timothy
Feb 27, 2021
Birmingham's War Relief Fund
Raising money through public donations and events such as "plays in the park", The Lord Mayor Of Birmingham War Relief Fund was a local...
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Richard Timothy
Feb 21, 2021
Stalag VIII - C
Before continuing to explore the documents further i believe at first it is worth examining where Edward now found himself. As confirmed...
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