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'THE GREAT WAR',     'THE WAR TO END WAR',     'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
                                                                                                  from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen

1914 - 1918

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Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of
'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'

Selection of scanned pages (from total of 81 with content - remainder are blank)
Even-numbered pages are in chronological order up to page 110 (dated October 1919)
Odd numbered pages are not chronological and don't usually have any connection with the facing page.
All pages with names of soldiers receiving the 'comforts', and fundraising are included in the scans.
The unscanned pages with content are variations on the 'Work Returned' pages eg. p. 52, and just a few examples are included here.
To make sure all the 'Comfort' workers are credited there is a Name-list, HERE

Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 1
Inside front cover
'Gifts to Our Boys'

Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 2 - Formation of Society
September 28th 1914
'Failsworth Sub Division, Red Cross
Society, Failsworth Wesleyan
Methodist Church, Comforts Section',
and Committee Members

Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 3
Money Received
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 4
List of 'Comforters'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 5
'Gifts to Our Boys'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 7
'Gifts to Our Boys'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 9
'Gifts to Our Boys'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 11
'Gifts to Our Boys'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 13
'Gifts to Our Boys'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 15
'Gifts to Our Boys'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 17
'Gifts to Our Boys'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 19
'Gifts to Our Boys'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 21
'Gifts to Our boys'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Page 28
February 24th 1916
Amalgamation with
Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 52
Work Returned

Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 54
January 1917
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 55
Special Notes
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 56
Work Returned
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 57
Special Note
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 62
Work Returned
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 64
Work Returned
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 91
'Cafe Chantant'
Fund Raising Event 1917
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 93
Work Returned
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 95
Red Cross, Allies and
War Comforts Bazaar
Fund Raising Event 1918
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 97
Notes
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 116
Money collected
for Xmas Packets 1918
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 118
List of workers awarded
badges and certificates
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 120
List of workers awarded
badges and certificates
1917 and 1919
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 121
Red Cross, Allies and
War Comforts Bazaar
Fund Raising Event 1918
(More details)
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
page 122
'Cafe Chantant'
Fund Raising Event 1917
(More details)
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
List of all Comfort Workers' names
in Notebook 1
Notebook 1 of Failsworth Wesleyan Group of 'The Failsworth and Woodhouses War Comforts Society'
List of Servicemen names in
'Gifts to Our Boys'

 

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