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Description: | Microfilm copy of a ms transcription (98pp) of extracts from letters written home to his wife, December 1915 - November 1916, describing his experiences as a Medical Officer with the RAMC, including his service overseas on the Western Front as Medical Officer with 164th Brigade RFA (32nd Division), December 1915 - September 1916, and with the 17th Battalion The Northumberland Fusiliers, Pioneer Battalion of the 32nd Division; his reactions to his duties; army life; the conditions and the dangers at the front during the Battle of the Somme, June - July 1916 and September - November 1916; dealing with the heavy casualties; the constant bombardment; commenting on the progress of the war; and mentioning the visit of the King, August 1916; his hopes of victory and a quick return to his family; his low opinion of German Prisoners of War; operations on the Somme on 14 July 1916; tanks, October 1916; and the prospects of getting home on leave. He finally went home on leave, November 1916, only to be injured in a train crash in France on the way home and to end up in hospital!
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Catalogue date 1993-04-13 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Northumberland Fusiliers Royal Field Artillery British Army 17th Battalion Royal Army Medical Corps 164th Brigade | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Child, W N | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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