Papers of Wilfred John Pegge M. C. Alderman of Manchester
1917-1969
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Total copies: 1
Papers concerning the Commission of Pegge as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Kings Liverpool Regiment 1917; Field Message Books 1917-1918; Diaries 1917-1919; Notes on training topics eg tactics, trenches, bombing and musketry 1918; Books and pamphlets on training 1882-1918; Maps of Belgium, France and Maps taken from Germans 1917-1918; Photographs of soldiers and locations in France and Belgium 1917-1964; Newspaper cuttings 1915-1969; Books and pamphlets concerning the Great War 1914-1919; Miscellaneous papers 1916-1919 (some German)
Language: English and German
M198/3/4/1 (flattened map) is stored in outsize shelves.
Title:
Papers of Wilfred John Pegge M. C. Alderman of Manchester
Date of work:
1917-1969
Reference number:
GB127.M198
Level of description:
Fonds
Custodial history:
The following papers of Wilfred John Pegge relate mainly to his life during the First World War. He joined the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps in February 1916, and was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Territorial Force, 6th (Rifle) Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment) in March 1917, and raised to Lieutenant in September 1918. He served in France and Flanders As Officer Commanding No. 1 Platoon and was gassed in July 1917 in France. He was awarded the Military Cross on 2 December 1918.
In civilian life he was a member of the firm of Wilding, Earley and Pegge of Manchester, solicitors, and acted as legal adviser to the diocese of Salford. He was President of the Salford Diocesan Catholic Truth Society Council, 1931-32 and 1950Ä52, and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory in 1953.
He was elected Conservative councillor for St. Ann's Ward in 1937, which he represented till 1949, when he began to represent Barlow Moor Ward. In 1960 he was made an alderman and in 1966 was the Conservative choice for mayor. Unfortunately he had to stand down because of ill health.
Source:
The papers were given to the Library by his widow in September 1974.
Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedThis material is stored off site and we require 2 weeks' notice in order to retrieve it.
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
English
Record number:
7191203