6 volumes of photocopied recollections, reports and correspondence, 1914-1919, with summary notes and additional photocopied letters, 1914-1915 (n.d.).
Josiah Wedgwood papers
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- ReferenceGB 206 Liddle Collection DF 135
- Dates of Creation1914-1990
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 file; manuscript (photocopy)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Josiah Clement Wedgwood (1872-1943), Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1906-1942, and Lieutenant Commander, RNVR (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve) and RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service), served on the Western Front, the Dardenelles and East Africa, 1914-1916, before serving on the Mesopotamia Commission in 1916, as Assistant Director, Trench Warfare, in 1917 and in Siberia in 1918. He was awarded the DSO (Distinguished Service Order) and twice mentioned in despatches.
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Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by N. J. Pease (grand-daughter)
Note
In English
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Domestic Front catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed