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Description: | An extensive collection of circa 250 ms letters written home during his service with the 1st (Home Service) Garrison Battalion East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) based at Dover (December 1915 - December 1916); the 5th (Reserve) Battalion Royal Fusiliers, also at Dover (March - April 1916); officer cadet training at Magdalene College, Cambridge (January - March 1917); and as a 2nd Lieutenant posted briefly to Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) at Hartlepool (April - June 1917) before active service with the 24th Labour Company on the Western Front (July 1917 - November 1919). The letters contain many interesting details relating to Home Defence, officer training, Zeppelin raids, Army life on the Western Front and conditions in the trenches, and recreational activities; the collection also includes several official documents relating to Lawson's wartime service and a privately published, edited transcript of the letters (197pp) compiled in 2003 by his son.
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Catalogue date 2005-07-04 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Lawton, J | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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