Glaubitz, Alfred (Leutnant, b.1890 - d.1917) Accession Number: 3DRL/7202(A)

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of Leutnant Alfred Glaubitz, Reserve Infantry Regiment Nr. 229, Imperial German Army, France, Belgium, Prussia, 1916-1917.

Wallet 1 of 1 - contains documents, ephemera and correspondence belonging to Leutnant Glaubitz. The collection includes Glaubitz's Soldbuch, which records his military wages, a notebook containing several entries and calculations (in German), and four postcards written to Glaubitz by his family during his service on the Western Front, expressing their concern for his wellbeing and desire for him to return home; they were sent in the fortnight before Glaubitz's death during the Battle of Passchendale on 26 September 1917. Other correspondence includes two Feldpostkarte from friends and one letter from 'Lotte', dated 18 September 1917, asking for news of a mutual acquaintance. The wallet also includes six loose pages with lists of personnel in his platoon and other unit groupings, several religious cards and handwritten prayer, blank Fieldpost stationery, and one calling card.

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Accession Number
3DRL/7202(A)
Maker
Leutnant Alfred Glaubitz
Maker
Various
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Extent: 1 cm
Wallet/s: 1
Date Made
1916-1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
33
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/047/033
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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