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Description: | Photocopies (25pp) of correspondence relating to Rupert Brooke and in particular the death in action of his brother W A C Brooke (Alfred) on 14 June 1915 while serving in France as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) (140th Brigade, 47th Division), including 3 ms letters from Alfred to his mother in which he discusses trench warfare and the death of Rupert; 2 ms telegrams announcing Alfred's death; 7 ms letters of condolence following the deaths of Rupert and Alfred including letters from Edward Marsh and Cathleen Nesbitt; and a selection of related newspaper and magazine cuttings.
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Catalogue date 2002-09-16 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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