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When the Office Went to War : War Letters from Men of the Great Western Railway

4th December 20154th December 2015 Julie Corrigan

A recent arrival into the Library’s collections gives us a rare insight into soldiers’ experiences in the First World War. ‘When the Office Went to War’ contains letters between colleagues from the Great Western Railway Audit Office. It is suggested that these letters between colleagues are often more honest and open than those which were […]

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