Berliner Lautarchiv British & Commonwealth recordings
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
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Type
sound
Duration
00:03:25
Cultures
English
Shelf mark
C1315/1/383
Recording date
1916-03-21
Is part of (Collection)
Berliner Lautarchiv British & Commonwealth Recordings
Recording locations
Merseburg, Germany
Producers
Berliner Phonographische Kommission
Recordist
Doegen, Wilhelm (male, recordist), Brandl, Alois (male, Professor of English)
Speakers
Emslie, James, b.1896 (male, soldier)
Description
Speaker's note: Aged 20 from Aberdeen, Scotland. Born 23 July 1896 in Aberdeen. Went to public school at Kincardine Onsie. Mother from Huntly. Considers Scots as his mothertongue and English as an additional language. Can read and write in both English and Scottish. Religion: Presbyterian Occupation: soldier. Item note: James reads the Parable of the Prodigal Son (taken from Luke chapter XV, verse 11-32). This recording does not contain the whole text.
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