The collection is comprised of 36 letters and telegrams, written between March 1918 and February 1919, to his father in India, describing his experiences as an artillery signalling officer in Flanders, during the last year of the First World War.
Lieutenant F. B. Turner: letters to his father F. B. Turner (Deputy Commissioner, Raipur, India)
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.9588
- Dates of Creation
- 1918-1919
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 35 item(s) 35 letters
Scope and Content
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Purchased at auction, Stride & Son, 1.12.00, lot 409
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