Berliner Lautarchiv British & Commonwealth recordings
Crook, Durham
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Type
sound
Duration
00:04:49
Cultures
English
Shelf mark
C1315/1/682-683
Recording date
1917-07-04
Is part of (Collection)
Berliner Lautarchiv British & Commonwealth Recordings
Recording locations
Güstrow, Germany
Producers
Berliner Phonographische Kommission
Recordist
Doegen, Wilhelm (male, recordist), Brandl, Alois (male, Professor of English)
Speakers
Blacket, Richard, b.1895 (male, farm labourer)
Description
Speaker's note: Aged 22 from Crook, County Durham, England. Born on 26 February 1895 in Crook. Until the age of 8 he lived in Crook, then moved to Witton Park. He joined the army aged 20. His father was from Ireland and died when Richard was 8 years old. His mother was alos from Ireland. He can read and write in English. Religion: Roman catholic. Occupation: farm labourer. Item note: Richard reads the Parable of the Prodigal Son (taken from Luke chapter XV, verse 11-32).
Metadata record:
Crook, Durham
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