History West Midlands On Air

During the First World War about 2 billion letters were delivered by the British army postal service and in 1917 alone 19,000 mailbags crossed the Channel every day. ​This correspondence was a vital means of reassuring sweethearts, wives and mothers of continuing love and care. ​Historian, Hayley Louise, of the University of Worcester, has studied archives of letters and cards between men at the Front to women from Worcestershire and the surrounding counties. ​In the first of a series of three audio podcasts she explores how mothers, wives and soldiers at the Front sought and gained reassurance from this intimate exchange of news and feelings. Acknowledgements: The private collection of Sean Brown. Monica Parker daughter of Arthur Chaytor Pepper. Letters archived within the RAF Museum, Cosford.  Keywords: Women, World War I, Worcestershire