Tom Taylor's Pith Helmet
Item
Title
Tom Taylor's Pith Helmet
Who?
Tom Taylor
Item(s)
Pith helmet and pages from wife Jessie's notebook, in which she recorded letters she sent to Tom and those she received from him from 1916 onwards.
Story
Tom Taylor served with the British Army in South and East Africa during the First World War.
The pith helmet he was issued with was used to record the various locations he served in as he wrote them down on the inside, including periods of time in hospital during 1918.
His wife, Jessie, recorded every letter she sent to Tom and every letter she received from him in some detail in a notebook from 1916 onwards.
The pith helmet he was issued with was used to record the various locations he served in as he wrote them down on the inside, including periods of time in hospital during 1918.
His wife, Jessie, recorded every letter she sent to Tom and every letter she received from him in some detail in a notebook from 1916 onwards.
When?
1918
Where?
East and South Africa.
Contributor
Martin Guinan.
Collection Day
Stourport-on-Severn Library, 10th November, 2018.
This item was submitted on March 30, 2019