‘Secret Assembly Orders’ given to the 14th (Service) Battn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers,
- BMSS/39619.
- Ffeil
- 1917, July 30.
In the hand of Major W.P. Wheldon.
‘Secret Assembly Orders’ given to the 14th (Service) Battn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers,
In the hand of Major W.P. Wheldon.
Telegram from the Secretary of the War Office to Mrs. Wheldon, Prestatyn,
Informing her that Major Wheldon was admitted to hospital in Rouen with a gun shot wound to his knee.
‘Recommendation for immediate award’,
Letter written by Major W. P. Wheldon recommending ‘W. Way’ [?] of the 15th Battn. for an award for his gallantry on the battlefield. Note on the reverse: “Many thanks, Way will not be forgotten - JPD.”
War Diary of the 14th (Service) Battn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers,
Observations from the battlefield,
Handwritten Notes - Unknown hand [Wheldon?].
Two messages to the 14th (Service) Royal Welsh Fusiliers,
(i.) Message from Lt. Col. J.E. Munby [?], Gen. Staff., 38th (Welsh Division, to 113th Brigade. Expressing his own appreciation of the work done by the 14th (Service) Battn. RWF. (ii.) Message from M.G. Richards, Captain, Brigade Major, 113th Infantry Brigade, forwarding a message from the Brigadier General Commanding. Expressing his appreciation to the 14th RWF on their performance.
Message from C.G. Blackader, Major General,
Message from C.G. Blackader, Major General, to be distributed to all Officers and read by them to their men, written the day before the 38th (Welsh) Division took Pilckem and Langemark, providing words of encouragement to boost morale.
‘Extension of Leave from Expeditionary Forces’ form,
Granted to Major W.P. Wheldon, 14th Royal Welsh Fusiliers, on account of “Urgent Private Affairs.”
‘113th Infantry Brigade Operation Order No. 143’,
‘Secret’ order given to several Battalions and Units informing of the order: “‘Z’ Day will be 31st July, 1917.”
Postcard : ‘30 Inns of Court O.T.C. Berkamsted’,
From Major Wheldon to Mrs. G.M. Wheldon, Rhyl.
38th (Welsh) Division Royal Welsh Fusiliers shoulder patch,
Newspaper cutting : “Welshmen in Mametz Wood”,
‘Pass’ (Aûsweis) for a German Soldier serving with the 1st Battn. K.S. Reserve Infantry, Regt. 242,
Name of ‘Emil Müller’ written on the document.
“14th (Service) Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers Memorial Fund”,
Brief history of the Battalion; organisation of a permanent Memorial to the “Old Battalion”; provision of bursaries or grants to enable the children of men who had served in the Battalion to pursue higher courses of education.
Map of Le Quesnoy, Northern France (near to the Belgian border),
From the Field Survey Battalion. Scale – 1:40000.
Map of Northern France, Hazebrouck (near to the Belgian border),
Scale – 1:100000.
'Situation Map. 6pm. 26th October 1917’,
Passchendaele and surrounding area, Belgium. Indicates the allied lines and trenches. Scale - 1:40000.
Form (slip) indicating the injuries sustained by Wheldon, 14th RWF,