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Description: | 30 ms letters (278pp) sent during his service with the 16th Battalion Rajput Regiment in Persia (February 1917 - February 1919) covering his journey from Karachi to Bander Abbas (February 1917), his march from Bander Abbas to Shiraz (February - April 1917) and his subsequent deployment in Shiraz (to August 1918), written to his wife Molly in Karachi, Simla and Kashmir and describing his living conditions and surroundings in the extreme heat, the movements of fellow officers and troops, his social activities and sport, local festivals and the behaviour of the local inhabitants, the discipline of troops and treatment of prisoners, communication difficulties and brief details of operations (more in depth descriptions occur in May - August 1918); also referring to the fortunes of family and friends, his wife's activities (particularly with regard to her finances), his feelings about the birth of their son (October 1917) and the progress of the war.
Cataloguer SCJ
Catalogue date 2005-06-10 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Vanrenen, G R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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