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Description: | 108 ms letters (373pp), 11 postcards, military documentation (10pp) and a telegram both written and received by him during his service as a gunner with the Royal Field Artillery in France, primarily from his time in St. Luke's War Hospital in Halifax where he was sent after he was gassed in March 1918, including letters to his mother and his fiancée mainly describing his daily activities and opinions on the war; also included are various letters from other family members, ts letters regarding personal affairs, a Disabled soldier's handbook and Field almanac both dated 1918, a pamphlet entitled 'Directions for use and care of tube helmets', pension statements, a personal equipment checklist, an inventory of his articles in hospital and a photograph of the hospital staff and patients dated 1918.
Cataloguer KAW
Catalogue date 2006-07-25 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Davies, E | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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