Ref No578-K/8/2/385
TitleLeslie Sewell (1908-1991); Lance Corporal; 4747908; Hallamshire Battalion
DescriptionTwo diaries 1 Jan 1940-1 Jun 1940 and 1 Jan 1942- May 1942 with only a few entries for the remainder of the year; education certificate; vocabulary book 'The Englishman in Iceland: Icelandic for everyday use'; presscutting; three letters to Sewell, 1990-1991; programme for reunion of Panzer-Lehr-Division 1981 [in German with inserted page welcoming British Guests]; printed picture of a barn used as S.S. H.Q. in 1944 at Arnhem, Holland; Christmas card; invitation and menu to tea hosted by Lord Mayor of Leeds for veterans (1992); photocopy of sketch plan of area south of Ryckevorsel with battle dispositions 25 Sep 1944 marked; report on return visit to Wuustwezel, Holland, 1990; formal group photograph of C Company, Hallamshire Battalion, Feb 1940, with photocopy and list of names of those pictured; reprinted photograph of Carrier Platoon, Hallamshire Battalion, outside Le Havre with list of names of those pictured; two photographs of soldiers at camp on Isle of Man 1939; photograph of Woodhouse Detachment, 6th Battalion, Jul 1939; six postcards of Stobs Camp, Hydro at Crieff, Kilburn, and Sutton Bank at Thirsk; postcard from person visited in Germany 1981; twelve colour photographs of towns, cemeteries and memorials in Belgium and Holland visited 1985-1990, including Oosterbeek, Wuustwezel, Leopoldsburg, Geel, Roosendaal, Herentals and Poppel.
Date1939-1991
Extent42 items
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