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Description: | A collection of papers relating to his service with 'D' Battery, 150th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, and his death in action in Belgium (17 August 1917), and comprising: a Christmas card from his family (n.d.); an application for leave (May 1917); a ms letter to his family telling them that he is 'going up the line' (2pp, July 1917); a ms letter from his siblings wishing him luck (the letter was returned marked 'killed in action') (3pp, July 1917); letters from his commanding officer (2pp, August 1917); three letters from Skitt's friend, E Hindley, telling the family how he died, and about his own wounding and recuperation (5pp, September 1917 - May 1918); and Record Office letter to accompany his medals (1p, January 1922).
Cataloguer SJO | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Royal Field Artillery British Army 150th Brigade | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Skitt, Richard | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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