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Private Tom Willetts

Collection of postcards and photographs relating to Private Tom Willetts, originally 4th Battalion, but later 49086 with the 2nd/5th Battalion King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.

Since this collection was copied and added to the museum's collection Tom's Allied Victory Medal has been donated to the museum.

 
Allied Victory Medal to Private Thomas Willetts, number 49086, 2nd/5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO3026/01

Private Tom Willetts at Maidenhead Railway Station, with 4th Battalion, King’s Own, circa Aug-Oct 1914. ‘To Ruth from Tom with best love”
Accession Number: KO3010/01

Postcard ‘Everything in the Garden’s Lovely at Maidenhead’. Addressed to Miss R Buckingham, 9 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness. Posted 8 Sep 1914.
Accession Number: KO3010/02a & b

Private Tom Willetts, 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1914. “What do you think of this Photo Ruth”
Accession Number: KO3010/03

Group of soldiers of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, not sure of the date, but a number are wearing medal ribbons.
Accession Number: KO3010/04

Devil’s Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale. Published by Scott & Co, Kirkcaldy. Postmarked 4 Aug 1914 and addressed to Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness.
“Please don’t write till we get settled address. We will leave here tonight or tomorrow. Will let you know soon. T W.”
Accession Number: KO3010/05a & b

Royal St. George’s Golf Club, Sandwich. Postcard postmarked 9 Dec 1914, Kent. Addressed to Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/06a & b

Sweet Memories with soldier and lady. Showing address of Private T Willetts with the 4th Battalion, King’s own in Sevenoaks, Kent.
Accession Number: KO3010/07a & b

‘God who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet” To Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/08a & b

Sounding Arch, Maidenhead (Railway bridge over the Thames). To Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness. Postmarked Maidenhead 18 Aug 1914. “This is one of our guards a fine place as well don’t you wish that you were here with me having ?? round with best respects to you from Tom.”
Accession Number: KO3010/09a & b

Patriotic Postcard with French and British flags. Dated Tuesday 20, 1914, Maidenhead. To Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/10a & b

Cookham Dean Church. Addressed to Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness. Postmarked 12 Oct 1914, Maidenhead.
Accession Number: KO3010/11a & b

‘Comrades, till Death and Eternity” postmarked 8 Dec 1914, Sandwich, to Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/12a & b

‘Don’t be Alarmed the 4th King’s Own Lancs are on guard at Sevenoaks’ Addressed to Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/13a & b

“Mark well the Stamp and you will see A Message there to you from me!” with a key to the placing of stamps on envelopes and postcards to add an extra message. Address to Mrs T Willetts, 3 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness. Addressed as “Dear Wife” And dated 28 Jun 1918.
Accession Number: KO3010/14a & b

Queen Street, Maidenhead. Address to Mrs R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness. Postmakred 22 Sep 1914 at Maidenhead.
Accession Number: KO3010/15a & b

‘Walk Up! Only 1d to See McNab, Now on View, McNab, The Giant Highlander, 9ft in his socks.” Postmarked 17 Aug 1914 and addressed to Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/16a & b

Little girl saying good bye to soldier. Postmarked Harwich, 26 Jul 1918. Addressed to Mrs T Willetts, 3 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/17a & b

Two images of Venice. Venice Cards, , dated May 1919, addressed to Miss V Willletts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/18a & b

Chamousset. Addressed to Mrs T Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness. Dated 16 May 1919, and unit shown as 3rd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO3010/19a & b

‘Fonds thoughts of you’ Postmarked 4 Nov 1918 and addressed to Miss T Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/20a & b

Montmelian Hospice Postmarked 8 May 1919 and addressed to Mrs T Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/21a & b

Faenza Dated 8 May 1919 and Postmarked 10 May 1919. Addressed to Mrs T Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/22a & b

Liberty Square, Salonika. Dated 24 May 1919, addressed to Miss D Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/23a & b

1915 Greetings Card, ‘Sincere Greetings and All Good Wishes for the New Year from Private T Willetts, 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Sevenoaks. “Wishing you all at home a very happy New Year from T W with best love to you Ruth xxxxx yours truly, Tom.
Accession Number: KO3010/ 24a & b

‘United’ card with Allied flags etc. Postmarked 21 Dec 1914 Sevenoaks. Addressed to Miss R Buckingham, 8 Monk Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/25a & b

Taranto. Postmarked 21 May 1919 addressed to Miss V Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/ 26 a & b

Venizelos Landing Place, Salonika. Dated 4 May 1919 and Addressed to Mrs T Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/27a & b

French Landing Bay, Salonika. Dated 31 May 1919 and postmarked 1 Jul 1919, addressed to Miss V Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/28a & b

Defence Boulevard, Salonika. Dated 27 Jun 1919 and postmarked 28 Jun 1919. Addressed to Miss V Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/29a & b

Williamson’s Park, Lancaster. Postmarked Lancaster 10 May 1918 addressed to Mrs T Willetts, 3 Monk Street,
Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/30 a & b

Private Tom Willetts, 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, circa Aug-Oct 1914 whilst guarding the Great Western Railway. “this is my guard were I am standing corner of a railway bridge only we walk up and down through the bridge. To Ruth From Tom with best Love”
Accession Number: KO3010/31a & b

Taranto Dated 11 May 1919, postmarked 12 May 1919. From Private T Willetts, shown as 3rd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Addressed to Mrs T Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/32 a & b

Pier and Harbour, Harwich Appears to be postmarked Hawich, Dec 1918. Addressed to Miss V Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/33a & b

Four soldiers of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, probably Maidenhead area whilst Guarding the Great Western Railway circa Aug to Oct 1914. ‘With good luck and best respects to you Ruth from Tom’
Photograph by R Clements, 30 Queen Street, Maidenhead.
Accession Number: KO3010/34a & b

Group of soldiers of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment probably out side a railway station, with a motor car. “do you know anyone on this card Ruth. With best love to you from Tommy. xxx”
Photograph by R Clements, 30 Queen Street, Maidenhead.
Accession Number: KO3010/35a & b

The Pier, Walton on the Naze. Postmarked 24 Jul 1919. Addressed to Mrs J Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/36 a & b

Shoreham Vicarage “From Tom to Ruth. This is the Hospital that we are in at Shorham VAD Hospital”
Accession Number: KO3010/37a &b

Group of 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, probably pre-war Territorial Force camp.
Card numbered 209
Accession Number: KO3010/38

Stephen’s Gate, Dublin. Dated 1 Apr 1919 and postmarked Dublin, 1919, addressed to Miss V Willetts, 34 Keppel Street, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3010/39a & b

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