Records relating to Colour Sergeant Frederick John Reginald Urch
Reference Number
1380
Alternative Reference Number
1380
Level of Description
Collection
Title
Records relating to Colour Sergeant Frederick John Reginald Urch
Creator(s) & Administrative History
Colour Sergeant Frederick John Reginald Urch
Date
1903-1918; 2022
Extent
Extent: 1 photograph album and 2 printed documents
Description
Collection contains one photograph album of photographs compiled by Colour Sergeant Frederick John Reginald Urch during his time serving in D Company of the 2nd/4th Somerset Light Infantry in India and Palestine during the First World War.
It also includes biographical research into the life of Colour Sergeant Frederick John Reginald Urch compiled by his Grandaughter Mrs Mary Clark (formerly Urch).
Access Conditions
Physical access to the photograph album is restricted to the depositors family only. Public access to the photographs is available via the digitised versions on Bath Record Office: Archives and Local Studies online catalogue.
Custodial History
It is believed that the photograph album was donated by Emily Mullens, a Basketmaker and colleague of Frederick's, to the Museum of Rural Life, Reading, along with her basket making tools, bequeathed in her will. Although Emily made no mention of the album in her will it was fortunately kept by the Museum (their reference: PDX 522). The album was found on their online catalogue by Frederick's Granddaughter who identified it as Frederick Urch's. The Museum kindly returned it to her and her family provided that the Museum could take photographs. The photograph album was then deposited, along with a family history research document, to Bath Record Office: Archives and Local Studies in 2022.
