CSM George Wells
Item
Title
CSM George Wells
Who?
George Wells
Item(s)
Letter of notification of death from Exeter Station
Sympathy letter dated 11/6/17
Letter from George to Ada (wife) on the day he died
Photos of letter from Capt. Trevor Roper
Map and detail of action on 9/6/1917
Postcard to wife dated 8/8/1913
Newspaper obituary
Photos of old and new gravestones
Photograph of framed cards and photos
Sympathy letter dated 11/6/17
Letter from George to Ada (wife) on the day he died
Photos of letter from Capt. Trevor Roper
Map and detail of action on 9/6/1917
Postcard to wife dated 8/8/1913
Newspaper obituary
Photos of old and new gravestones
Photograph of framed cards and photos
Story
Colour Sergeant Major George Wells was Peter’s Grandfather. George served in the Hampshire Regiment and was killed in action by shellfire at Mousetrap Farm, Wieltje, North East of Ypres on 9th June 1917.
When?
9/6/1917
Where?
Wieltje, near Ypres, Belgium
Contributor
Peter Osmond
Collection Day
Gosport Roadshow, 13/2/2019
This item was submitted on March 8, 2019