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Twenty-three letters, 1940-1971, from David Jones, artist and writer, to his friend T. F. (Tom) Burns, nineteen of which date from the period 1940-1944 and form a valuable source for the life and work of the writer during the war years. The principal subjects discussed in the others are the history of Wales, the early history of the compass, Malory's Morte Arthur and the writer's experiences in the First World War. Twelve of these letters were printed, wholly or in part, by René Hague in Dai Greatcoat: A self-portrait of David Jones in his Letters (London, 1980).

The diary, 1916-1917, of Edmund Davies, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Merionethshire, containing an account of his service with the 17th Royal Welch Fusiliers during the First World War.
The diary, which begins in April 1916, records postings in France including action in the trenches and ends in February 1917 when the diarist was injured at the Ypres Salient in Belgium. Papers connected with the diary have been filed separately (NLW MS 23060C).

Dyddiadur y Parchedig D. Cynddelw Williams, a oedd yn enedigol o Aberystwyth, a gadwyd ganddo fel caplan i'r Fyddin yn Ffrainc, 12 Hydref 1914 - 6 Medi 1920. Ceir torion o'r wasg wedi eu pastio ar glawr blaen ac ôl y gyfrol yn ymwneud â'r Groes Filwrol a ddyfarnwyd iddo yn 1917 am ei ddewrder neilltuol wrth gyflawni'i ddyletswyddau ar faes y gad ac ysgrif goffa iddo, 1943. Ceir hefyd gytundeb prentisiaeth William Williams gyda Williams a Metcalfe, Aberystwyth, 11 Chwefror 1889; ei dystlythyrau a'i dystysgrifau dadlwytho fel morwr, 1895-8, a'i dystysgrif fel peiriannydd, 20 Ebrill 1897; a nodiadau mam y rhoddwr o bregethau a glywodd yn Eglwys y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd yn Llandudno. = A diary kept by Reverend D. Cynddelw Williams, originally from Aberystwyth, as chaplain to the Forces in France, 12 October 1914 - 6 September 1920. Press cuttings have been pasted on the front and back cover of the volume relating to awarding him the Military Cross in 1917 'for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty', and his obituary, 1943. Also included is an indenture of apprenticeship of William Williams to Messrs Williams and Metcalfe, Aberystwyth, 11 February 1889; testimonials and certificates of discharge, 1895-8, and his certificate as second engineer, 20 April 1897; and notes, taken by the donor's mother, of sermons preached at the Calvinistic Methodist Church, Llandudno.

The War diary, 1 December 1915-30 January 1918, of the 15th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

Some fifty letters, 1915-1918, in Welsh and English, to the Reverend Thomas Hughes (1868-1960), minister of Rhiw Calvinistic Methodist Church, Rhiwbryfdir, Blaenau Ffestiniog, co. Merioneth, from members serving with the armed forces in the First World War.