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Caiger family fonds
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Fonds
Reference code
RC0384
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1907-1947 (Creation)
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Physical description
25 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Percy Thomas Caiger was born on 3 November 1889 and entered the Post Office as a boy clerk in 1905. He became a career Civil Servant, retiring as Staff Officer with the Ministry of Food in 1947. During World War I he served as a Sergeant with the 60th (London) Divisional Cyclist Co. He was a founding member and Hon. Secretary of the Old Comrades' Association. He died on 27 February 1953.
L/Cpl. Eric Caiger served in the Royal Suffolk Regiment of Great Britain during World War II.
Custodial history
Scope and content
There are two series. The first series consists of letters P.T. Caiger wrote to Annie Wells (later his wife), 1907-1918; 1916-1918 predominant. The second series consists of letters Eric Caiger wrote to his parents, 1939-1947. There are also a few letters to him from his parents and others.
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Date of acquisition and provenance are not known
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There are no access restrictions
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Further accruals are not expected
General note
Series 1 has been digitized and is available to McMaster and other Adam Matthew subscribers from The First World War: Personal Experiences
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RC0384
