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Unit Register Card

FWW/001/014

Unit Registration card showing that Edwin Butler was registered with the Royal Engineers Corp; Unit 1502 A W Coy, his Number was 121202 and his Rank was Sapper. Other Official information includes the Area of UK where he was going shown as 10A rather than named; Industrial Group 30; Service Category IXA and Medical ...
Memorandum accompanying distinguished conduct medal

FWW/002/010

Memorandum accompanying Distinguished Conduct Medal requesting receipt be signed and returned to Number 2 Records, Number 9 District, Warley
Embroidered Card of Miss Edith Cavell

FWW/002/014

Embroidered card of Miss Edith Cavell. Located in a garden with flowers in front of her and trees in the background. There is a dog in the bottom right of the picture.
Embroidered Christmas card showing the allied flags

FWW/002/015

Embroidered Christmas Card. The front of the card depicts flowers and circles containing the allied flags of Belgium, Italy, Canada, Russia and France. The back contains typed script “G.-E –PARIS (Mod. depose)”. There is a card insert with an illustration of 7 flags: Japan, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Servia. Surrounding a symbol of ...
Embroidered Christmas Card 'I'm Thinking of You'

FWW/002/016

Embroidered Card. The front of the card has the word “Christmas” embroidered with the Flags of Great Britain and France either side. Underneath there is a floral pattern. Reverse has been completed but is very faint. There is a card insert with the text “Guerre Europeeane” at the top left corner. Below this is a ...
Embroidered Card 'I'm Thinking of You'

FWW/002/017

Embroidered Card, the front of is an embroidery of purple flowers and green leaves in the middle there is a white oval with a red cross in the centre. The reverse has the text “Fabrication Francaise”. There is a card insert with an illustration of 7 flags: Japan, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Servia; ...
Embroidered Card of the flags of the allies

FWW/002/018

Embroidered card containing a pattern of red, white and green flowers, there is a blue pattern containing oval flags of Russia, France and Canada. The back contains the text “Fabrication franchise”
Embroidered Christmas Card 'Christmas Greetings'

FWW/002/019

Embroidered Christmas Card. The front of the card has the words ‘Christmas Greetings’ embroidered in gold. There are white and green flowers above with the flags of Great Britain and France in the middle. The reverse is signed “with love from Ted”. The insert is a card with the text “a Happy Christmas” and to ...
Embroidered Card 'To the dear ones at home'

FWW/002/020

Embroidered Card. Front containing purple and pink flowers, green leaves and yellow patterned stitching. ‘To the dear ones at home’ is embroidered in pink along the bottom. The insert contains an illustration of a woman in a pink and yellow dress next to a table with some flowers. Underneath is the text ‘How I miss ...
Embroidered Card 'United for Ever'

FWW/002/021

Embroidered Card, Front contains an embroidered aeroplane above some blue flowers. The insert contains the text ‘United for Ever’. The reverse of the postcard has not been written upon.
Embroidered Card 'My love is for you'

FWW/002/022

Embroidered Card. The front contains a basket of blue flowers. The insert contains an illustration on the left of the royal coat of arms and the text ‘my love is for you’. The reverse of the card has not been written upon.
Certificate of transfer to reserve on demobilisation

FWW/001/001

Certificate of transfer to reserve on demobilisation for Sapper Edwin Butler, Royal Engineers, 16.05.1919
Pass for Calais

FWW/001/008

Pass signed by Captain H.J.S. Anstruther authorising 121202 Spr Edwin Butler to go anywhere in the Calais area in order to carry out his duties. The pass was required to be signed each month between 1st and 7th, by the Commanding Officer. The reverse of the pass shows that is was printed in France ...
Recruiting Pass

FWW/001/009

Pass for Recruits issued to Sapper Edwin Butler RE. No: 121202 in order for him to travel from London to Chatham. The pass describes Edwin Butler as being of the apparent age of 38, 5ft 51/4ins tall with fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair and plain dress. The Pass also requests all Police ...
Soldier's Demobilisation Account

FWW/001/010

Sapper Edwin Butler Reg. No: 121202 Royal Engineers demobilisation account detailing payment made to him totaling £32.10.01. This amount was made up of £4.10s.9d being balance due to soldier on the date of arrival at dispersal station, £4.11s.0d being 28 days furlough at 3s.3d net rate, £2.18s.4d being 28 days ration allowance at ...
Marriage Certificate for Samuel Edwin Williams and Lily Elizabeth Kettless

FWW/007/019

Marriage Certificate for Samuel Edwin Williams and Lily Elizabeth Kettless. Registered at Potterspury District. Solemnized at St George’s Church Wolverton. 27 September 1919 . Witnessed by Harry Williams and Ellen May Williams. Vicar Willam Lee Harnett. Samuel aged 29 listed as Labourer, Lily aged 24 no profession both residing at 45 Aylesbury St Wolverton ...
Character Certificate Army Form B.2067.

FWW/007/025

Character certificate issued to 84011 Private Williams S.E. 2nd South Midlands MTD (Mounted) Brigade Field Ambulance Regiment (Territorial Forces) on 18 February 1916. Has enlistment details as Silverston Towcester and description: Labourer, 5′ 9″, Fair complexion, Blue Grey eyes and Brown Hair; date of enlistment 19th February 1910 due for discharge 18th February 1916 ...
Discharge Certificate of A Soldier of the Territorial Force. Army Form E.511

FWW/007/026

Certificate identifies Pte Samuel Edward Williams of 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance enlisted to serve in the Bucks Territorial Force on 19th February 1910 and is discharged having served his six year period of engagement. Having served 6 years including one year 184 days embodied service. Service abroad in BEF France One ...
HMHS Britannic News Reports

FWW/007/038

HMHS Britannic News Reports. The reports are in a Word document and originate from: Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, Derby Daily Telegraph; Western Daily Press; Nottingham Evening Post; Western Times; Liverpool Echo. The news reports date from 13.12.1915 to 28.11.1916
Wolverton Red Cross Sewing meeting

FWW/008/004

Transcription of the minutes from the Wolverton Red Cross Sewing covering the meetings, costs and donations. Covering the period 1915 – 1918
Article on the Wolverton Manoeuvers

FWW/008/005

Transcription of the article by Crismus Parsons in the MK Arch Sch Magazine on 1913 Summer memoirs of the Military Machine in Wolverton and Stony Stratford followed by war office report coupled with local journal report on the Army Manoeuvres that took place 22.09.1913 – 25.12.1913
L&NWR Employees Insurance Certificate for Cyril A Pittam

FWW/006/044

An Employees Privilege Insurance Certificate issued by LNWR (London and North Western Railway) in the name of Cyril A Pittam. The insurance is underwritten by the Yorkshire Insurance Company Ltd, Bank Buildings, Princes Street, London EC. It insures the holder for £300 for death or fatal injury when travelling as a passenger by train, omnibus, ...
Handwritten note made by George Mumford

FWW/006/046

Small handwritten note by George Mumford. One side reads November, August,February, September and faint references to the Essex Regiment and the “Mediterranean”. The reverse reads “Division is either killed or wounded Well old sport I have nearly got over my turkish delight that they gave me on the 28 April for I am going back ...
Handwritten note made by George Mumford

FWW/006/047

Small handwritten note by George Mumford. One side has a series of numbers in the top left hand corner and Scripture references and quotations associated with particular dates some of which are Sundays. This is continued on the reverse.