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Len Shaw
Title
Letter
Object type Letters home/wars
Classification: NM3.12829
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English: Letter from 2nd Lieutenant Leonard James Shaw (7-1323 2nd Auckland Battalion), France 3-7-1916 to his niece Jessie Osborne, Opuatia (near Mercer). Letter written from the front-line trenches - enclosing a poppy (poppy accessioned separately 2002.82.1)
Date 30s
date QS:P571,+30-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
ep 2002; 12 Sep 2002; 03 Jul 1916; World War 1, 1914-18-wars
Medium Handwritten
Dimensions notes: 159 mm x 98 mm
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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2002.82.2
Place of creation France
Credit line Gift of the family of the late Jessie Pearson (née Osborne), niece of the late Leonard James Shaw
Notes letter from 2nd Lieutenant Leonard James Shaw (7-1323 2nd Auckland Battalion), France 3-7-1916 to his niece Jessie Osborne, Opuatia (near Mercer). Letter written from the front-line trenches - enclosing a poppy (poppy accessioned separately 2002.82.1) "3-7-16 My Dear Jessie, Just a few lines with these little flowers that I am sending you. They have been piced by me right at the front trenches. I thought you might like some little thing, and pieces of shells are too big to post, and any rate I think flowers much nicer. Thanks for your last nice letter. I got it a few days ago. How is Jack keeping. Did you have a good time when he was home in April. He will be getting quite a city dandy now. Give Luna (.) and Gwen a kiss each for me. Much love from Uncle Len." GENERAL NOTES- While serving overseas during WW1 Len Shaw (2nd Lieutenant Leonard James Shaw, 7-1323, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment) of Opuatia near Mercer, corresponded with his niece Jessie Osborne (then aged 12-14 years). Among the letters she received is a letter enclosing a pressed poppy he had picked in the front-line trenches. Len Shaw was killed in action France on 29.9.1918. His brother Leslie Shaw wrote home describing the circumstances of his brother's death.
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