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Description: | 21 ms letters (52pp) and four telegrams concerning his service as a sergeant in the 1st Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) (17th Brigade, 6th Division) and his death in France on 30 May 1918; the letters to his wife and sister are primarily concerned with family matters and offer reassurance of his well being, the letters of condolence contain descriptions of his noble sacrifice, his escape from the horrors of war and commendations of his character; together with a photograph of Kidson in uniform, a photograph of his wife, official documents relating to his death, his identity tag, evacuation orders from Suvla Bay, Gallipoli and programmes from London theatres containing advertisements for services to officers and a concert given by the 1st Battalion London Regiment Royal Fusiliers.
Cataloguer SMR | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Kidson, H J | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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