Lives of the First World War

'Father Christmas' needlwork doll associated with the First World War service of Lance Corporal Charles James Frampton. Lance Corporal Frampton made this doll whilst recuperating in hospital from injuries he sustained on the Western Front. He later died of wounds and was reportedly buried in Belgium. Various letters, photographs and correspondence are held in the Department of Documents. (Note that a casualty record held by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission relates to one 'Lance Corporal C J Frampton' (service number G/14378) who served in the Middlesex Regiment and who died on 19 August 1917, aged 23, and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France).

A piece of shrapnel (L 2.7cm x W 2.6cm x D 1cm) which wounded Lance Corporal Charles James Frampton during his First World War service on the Western Front. Having been wounded he took up needlework whilst recuperating from his injuries in hospital. He subsequently died of wounds and is buried 'in Belgium'. Various related letters, photographs and correspondence are held in the Department of Documents.

Collection of papers relating to the death of Charles J Frampton on 19 August 1917 from an infected shrapnel wound sustained while serving as an NCO with the 12th Battalion Middlesex Regiment on the Western Front, including a printed list of Patients' Personal Hospital Equipment (1p), an ms letter (1p, 22 August 1917) to his family returning his personal effects and expressing condolence, a ts letter (1p, 26 August 1917) to Frampton's CO from the Registrar of No 1 Canadian General Hospital explaining the nature of his death, two letters from the War Office (1p each, March and May 1918) regarding the distribution of funds from his estate, his attestation form (2pp) and 8 photographs including images of Frampton in uniform and pictures of his grave.

Letter (1p, 26 August 1917) to Frampton's CO from the Registrar of No 1 Canadian General Hospital explaining the nature of his death