Resource material used for the plays and documentaries relating to Albert French
Resource material used for the plays and documentaries relating to Albert French
Collection of resource material including transcripts, lyrics and images collected for the Radio Play, Songs and the Stage Play of ‘Your Loving Brother Bertie’ and ‘He Shouldn’t Have Been there. Should He?’. It includes photographs and slides of material relating to Albert French as well as extracts from Memoirs written by LT W H Harris about serving in Ypres and extracts from a diary written by P Jackson.
Extent
15 documents; 47 photographs; 12 recordings; 1 drawing; 1 postcard; 1 letter
Place
Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire; Wolverton, Buckinghamshire; Surrey; London; Langueoc, France; Ypres, Belgium
Reference number
ALF/003
Records in this Group
A musical documentary play first performed by the Stantonbury Campus Drama Group in the Drama Studio, Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes in October 1980 and written by Roy Nevitt. The play is derived from the regular letters sent home by Private Albert French of Young Street, (now Glynn Square) Wolverton, to his sister, May, from the ...
A recreation of an extract from the war diary of P Jackson of the 6th Battalion of the ‘Northamptons’ describing the reaction of one young man who was challenged about his age when trying to enlist. It shows the predominance of the feeling among young people to ‘get up and do their bit for God ...
Introduction by Roger Kitchen as to how he bought a box of second hand books and found Albert French’s letters and how much they affected him, which led to the story of Albert French being told through plays and songs.
Transcript of the documentary ‘Brother Bertie Went Away’, about Albert French by Roger Kitchen. It was put on for the local cable radio station Community Radio Milton Keynes. It was also sent to the BBC where it was accepted and put on as part of the Remembrance Day commemorations in 1980 and called ‘He shouldn’t ...
Transcript of the radio play ‘Brother Bertie Went Away’ about Albert French, written by Roger Kitchen
Transcript of the radio play ‘He Shouldn’t Have Been There, Should He?’ about Albert French. Written by Roger Kitchen for the BBC and performed as part of the remembrance celebrations in 1980
A transcript of an extract from the War Diary and Intelligence for the 18th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Company. It includes a Summary of Events and Information from the 15th May to the 16th June 1916. It also has the March Table; Summary of Enemy Activity and Defences and various Operation Orders. This covers the ...
Transcript of the song lyrics for ‘Dad’s Song’ from the musical documentary play ‘Brother Bertie Went Away’ by Roy Nevitt. The lyrics are about Albert going off to war. Includes a transcript and 2 recordings
Song lyrics for ‘In Memoriam’ from the musical documentary play ‘Brother Bertie Went Away’ by Roy Nevitt. The lyrics are about visiting Wolverton Church and remembering those from Wolverton who died in WW1, in particular Albert French. Includes a transcript and 2 recordings
Song lyrics for ‘Le Conscit du Languedoc’ from the musical documentary play ‘Brother Bertie Went Away’ by Roy Nevitt. The lyrics are about a young Frenchman going off to war in 1810. Includes a transcript and 2 recordings
Song lyrics fr ‘The Parapet Song’ from the musical documentary play ‘Brother Bertie Went Away’ by Roy Nevitt. The lyrics are about Albert sitting on the parapet of the trench wondering if the Germans were awake and thinking of people back home in Wolverton. Includes a transcript and 3 recordings
Song lyrics for ‘Violet’s Song’ from the musical documentary play ‘Brother Bertie Went Away’ by Roy Nevitt. The lyrics are about how Violet met Albert one Saturday when he was on leave from the war. Includes a transcript and a recording
Song lyrics for ‘Le Soldat’ from the musical documentary play ‘Brother Bertie Went Away’ by Roy Nevitt. The lyrics are an adaptation from an original Ronsard and are in French. Includes 2 recordings
Black and white photograph of the Church Lads’ Brigade . In the centre is a large drum resting on two smaller drums with drumsticks. Either side on the front row a three boys seated, each with a trumpet. There is a second row of 10 seated, the centre 5 appear to be wearing different hats, ...
Black and white close up of Albert French taken from a group photograph of the Church Lads’ Brigade .
Black and white photograph of a parade of people marching past Wolverton Works. There is a band playing brass instruments in the centre foreground.
Black and white photograph of a street showing several houses on the right-hand side. Presumed to be Young Street where the French family lived.
Black and white photograph showing several men in uniform laying down in a field. There is a wooded area and a fence in the background.
Black and white photograph of several men digging a trench.
Three black and white photographs showing soldiers in various positions in trenches.
Photograph of the cover of a book entitled ‘Your Loving Brother Albert: The Letters of a Boy Soldier 1915-1916’.
Three photographs of Albert French’s letters. They show a close up of two half penny stamps; an envelope addressed to Miss May French and a letter and envelope sent to Miss May French. The envelope bears the initials O.H.M.S and is franked 8.30pm, 14 Nov 15.
Black and white photograph of a poster for a Grand Matinee and Evening Concert put on at the Science and Art Institute, Wolverton in aid of the Soldiers and Sailors Help Association and the Local Belgium Refugee Fund given on Thursday April 8, 1915. Accompanist was Mr C Kenneth Garratt.
Sepia photograph of programme from the Living Archive Project and Stantonbury Campus Drama Group for two musical documentary plays on Nellie Smith and Albert French devised by Roy Nevitt and Roger Kitchen, 1984.
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