COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg16_itm1_pc09
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-05-21, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Paul
Description:
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked Kriegslazarett Brussels Feldpost, hand dated May 21, 1918. Pommer writes about receiving a package with cakes and other stuffs and sends his thanks. He mentions the holiday that past. Pommer updates them on his health. Able to stand everyday and move about the hall, he thinks his injuries are going better, although the open wound does still pose a struggle. He met with a doctor who looked at his wound and said it looks good. Pommer believes that so long as the doctor is correct, he is very thankful to God for this. Other than this, it is the usual. Over the weekend two soldiers died in the hall, and more come in and out. Pommer hopes all his letters were sent and received, that the weather has been very good, and he hope that in general everyone is doing well.
Description:
Feldpostbrief; Kriegslazarett; handwritten date: 21.5.18; 4.75x3.25 (12x8.5 cm)
Date:
1918-05-21
Location:
Brussels (Belgium)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer family
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
Places Identified:
Brussels (Belgium)
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
Subject:
Personal correspondence
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Medical care
Subject:
War woundsÂ
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Source:
Paul Pommer, World War I German soldier's scrapbook. World War I German Soldiers Album Collection. Western Michigan University Special Collections: http://luna.library…
Provenance:
Purchased by WMU Special Collections in February 2015 from F.A. Bernett Books of Boston, who obtained them from the family of Paul Pommer, Germany.
Language:
ger
Collection:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
No Known Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
File Format:
image/jp2
Digitization Date:
2020