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Description: | Word processed ts transcription (35pp) of a series of letters written home to his parents during service with the 7th Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) (55th Brigade, 18th Division) on the Western Front, July 1915 - ca April 1916, referring to the possible effect of Army service on his theatrical career and his father's unhappiness at him gaining a commission while describing in an enthusiastic way his embarkation for France, duties and living conditions in the trenches, aerial warfare, the prevalence of German spies, the threat posed by mining and sniping, fraternisation with the Germans, Christmas celebrations and receiving supplies of food from home. Neilson-Terry was a pre-war actor, and the transcription includes an obituary dating from 1932 and two photographs, one showing him in uniform.
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Catalogue date 2001-09-24 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Neilson-Terry, D | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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