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Description: | 9 ms letters sent to him from relatives serving on the Western Front during the First World War, December 1914 - March 1916, written by his nephew Ralph Creyke, serving as an interpreter at the headquarters of the Scots Guards (8th Division) where he criticises the fighting quality of the Territorial Units, British press propaganda and the usefulness of various Allies; by his nephew Captain Edmund Creyke whilst serving with the 5th Battalion The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (148th Brigade, 49th Division), describing the harsh routine in the trenches; and by his brother-in-law Sir Charles Barrington whilst serving as an ambulance driver with the Anglo-American Motor Ambulance Corps, describing the ambulances and conditions under which the drivers were living and the hazards of collecting the wounded from the front line.
Cataloguer JSK
Catalogue date 2002-05-13 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Bacon, T W | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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