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Driver John Parry papers,
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Authorisation to enlist,

Great Western Railway card, dated 8 December 1915, authorising J. Parry, Fireman in the Loco Department, to enlist 'under Lord Derby's scheme'.

Ballincollig group photograph,

Group photograph, 1916, of the Gunners and Drivers (2nd & 3rd Lines), 30th (Reserve) Battery, R.F.A., at Ballincollig, County Cork. John Parry is shown sitting seventh from the left in the front row.

Classification Certificate,

Classification Certificate of John Parry, dated 19 September 1916, classifying him as fit for general service following his medical examination in Swansea.

Diary,

A pocket notebook containing diary entries, 14 January-31 December 1918, of Driver John Parry.
A newspaper cutting, 5 June 1926, containing a photograph of Ypres, is also included.

John Parry.

Diary,

A pocket notebook containing diary entries, May-December 1917, of Driver John Parry. His diary entries for 1918 (see item ix) have subsequenly (15 April 1919) been copied by him into the volume. The volume also contains miscellaneous memoranda.

John Parry.

Driver John Parry papers,

  • NLW ex 2865.
  • File
  • 1914-[c. 2008].

Papers, 1914-[c. 2008], of John Parry of Derwen, Denbighshire, relating mostly to his service as a Driver in the Royal Field Artillery in France and Belgium during the First World War. The papers include his diaries for 1917 and 1918, various documents relating to his enlistment and training, 1915-1916, and demobilization, 1919, and research papers of his family, [c. 2008].

Parry, John, 1888-1965.

Envelope,

Envelope to be used as 'Cover for Certificates and Other Documents of a Soldier on Demobilization, Transfer to the Reserve or Discharge'.

Envelope,

An envelope, (postmark Llansannan 18 March 1933), addressed to 'Mr John Parry, Derwen, Corwen'.

Form of Record for livestock,

A Form of Record kept, 1936-1958, by Llewelyn Jones, and later Mrs Jane Jones, Ty Newydd Voel, Llannefydd, Denbigh, recording the movements of their livestock in accordance with the Movement of Animals (Records) Order of 1925.

German propaganda sheet,

German propaganda sheet claiming American financial aid will lead to England's financial ruin. It was picked up by John Parry 'on the field of battle outside a village called Deerlyk [Deerlijk], Oct. 29, 1918' (note on dorse).

Great War timeline,

Newspaper cutting, [?12 November 1918], containing, with other fragmentary items, a timeline of significant events during the War.

New Testament,

A copy of the New Testament (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1916), given to Driver John Parry on his departure from Preston for Ireland on 6 October 1916 (note on fly-leaf).
Insertions found in the volume include press-cuttings, [?1920s]-1931, and a letter.

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