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Description: | Photocopied ms letter (10pp) written by him to his father on 19 August 1917 while recovering in Yorkshire from a war wound sustained on the Western Front, describing the events that led to his wounding at Arras, as well as the story behind the wounding of his brother, who was also recovering at another hospital in England at the same time, including his experience with a Medical Board in Leeds, his disenchantment with the 3rd East Lancashire Regiment (Reserve Battalion) to which he was posted following his recovery, and his dislike of the British Army's method of dealing with wounded soldiers before returning them to the Front. Also included is a ts transcription (4pp) of the letter.
Cataloguer KAW
Catalogue date 2006-07-04 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Horsfall, B A | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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