Postal service on the Sommne

[Terence Norsworthy]

Hi , I was just wondering if anyone had any basic information regarding the details of how the postal system worked and what the journey involved was to get a letter from home to the front line , and then vice versa?

[kenf48]

 

8 minutes ago, Terence Norsworthy said:

Hi , I was just wondering if anyone had any basic information regarding the details of how the postal system worked and what the journey involved was to get a letter from home to the front line , and then vice versa?

There is always the Long Long Trail

https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army-postal-service-1914-1919/

or the postal museum

https://www.postalmuseum.org/collections/ww1/

even the BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01wq7j0

or dare I say a GWF search

 

[Terence Norsworthy]

Cheers Ken  much appreciated. I'd never even knew there was a  postal museum ,looks like it will be well worth a visit. I am writing a fictional story set in the great war so ,I have lots of random questions that keep croping up , thanks for the help.

Cheers Terry 

[mandy hall]

Paul Reed has just done a podcast about the postal system during the Great War, well worth a listen too.

Mandy

https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2024/01/13/letters-from-the-trenches/

[Terence Norsworthy]

Wow cheers Mandy , that was awesome . It really was an amazing feat of logistics, that must have meant so much to so many. The podcast was a great help thank you. 

Cheers Terry