Canon W. W. Lummis' VC/GC Collection
Item
Title
Canon W. W. Lummis' VC/GC Collection
Who?
Canon W. W. Lummis
Item(s)
Canon Lummis' scrapbook, including portraits, photographs, correspondence and other material relating to VC and GC winners of the Great War and Zeppelin actions.
Story
Canon Lummis researched the Victoria Cross and George Cross winners of the Great War extensively, compiling a scrapbook of their photographs (at the time and more recently) and signatures. He also wrote about them in the press and corresponded with several of them to get details about their service, as can be seen from the letters preserved in the scrapbook. He also collected material related to aerial actions against Zeppelins.
When?
1914-18, post-war
Where?
United Kingdom
Contributor
Patricia Thorpe
Collection Day
Gosport Roadshow, 13/2/2019
This item was submitted on February 25, 2019