Berliner Lautarchiv British & Commonwealth recordings

Balgedie, Kinrossshire

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:05:24

  • Cultures

    English

  • Shelf mark

    C1315/1/673-674

  • 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

    Glass, Thomas, b.1879 (male, ploughman)

  • Description

    Speaker's note: Aged 38 from Balgedie, Kinrossshire (now Perth and Kinross), Scotland. Born 3 July 1889 in Balgedie. Lived in Balgedie until the age of four when he moved to Methil. Educated at Public school in Methil. In the army since the age of 20. Father from Kinross-shire, mother from Fifeshire. Can read and write in English and Scottish. Religion: Protestant. Occupation: ploughman. Item note: Thomas reads the Parable of the Prodigal Son (taken from Luke chapter XV, verse 11-32).

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