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Description: | 74 ms letters (236pp) with ts transcription written to his parents during his service as a signaller with the Royal Garrison Artillery between 19 March 1916 and 17 November 1918, containing primarily family matters, but with mention of his training in the UK, the daily routines in camp before reaching the Front, descriptions of night bombardments, everyday life in the trenches and the experiences of his brother Sidney who was also on the Front serving with the Manchester Regiment; Jones was wounded at Vimy Ridge during the offensive in early April, and returned to England to recover. Together with a trench map showing the area north of Combles, France (January 1917).
Cataloguer KAW | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Jones, Edwin | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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