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Wheatley, William F. (First World War correspondence)
2014.053.w.r
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box WWI 2, folder 16, folder 1
Series 1. Correspondence from William F. Wheatley 1918-1919
Language of Material: English.
This series contains letters from PVT. William F. Wheatley, AEF to his sister Margaret Opal Wheatley while stationed in Rennes,
France during the First World War. Topics include life in Wheatley's camp, the importance of receiving mail, weather and buying
local candy in a nearby town.
Of interest is a letter dated Nov. 10, 1918 where Wheatley mentions the armistice planned for the following day and his feelings
about coming home.
box WWI 2, folder 17, folder 2