Thomas Henry PEARSON, front left, born c1897 West Hartlepool, Ser. No. 04135 Pte. 20th. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. The message on the card "Pte. T.H. Pearson 04135 20th. A.O.C. Co. A.P.O. S 5 BEF France Best love to all at Home Some of the Boys....."
Donor : ORBC/Neil Wainwright
Part of the "Fred's Little Book" collection
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These images are from two albums which are part of a unique record of young men and women who were members of the Oxford Road Baptist Church, West Hartlepool and enlisted in the First World War. Some of the photos and postcards note; Name, Rank, Service No., Regiment and the dates letters and parcels were sent to them. The originator of this collection was a Mr. Fred Marsden a member of the Church and also a Postman. 'Fred's little book' as it is referred to contains 177 separate entries.
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