Papers of William Lees (1855-fl 1936) of Nottingham relating to the First World War German occupation of Lille, 1914-1936 1914-1936

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Papers of William Lees (1855-fl 1936) of Nottingham relating to the First World War German occupation of Lille, 1914-1936 1914-1936

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb159-ms155

1 package & 1 portfolio

eng,

The University of Nottingham

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SNAC Resource ID: 6284734

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Leman Herbert Mayo fl 1870-1950

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Lees William fl 1855-1936

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Lees, William

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William Lees was born in 1855. He was a company representative for a Nottingham lace manufacturer. At some point before the outbreak of war in 1914, he moved to Lille in Northern France. He remained in the town for the duration of the war and correspondence in this collection reveals that he was still living there in 1936. During the German occupation of Lille, Lees appears to have been active in the resistance movement, recording details about German activities, and collecting printed ephemera ...