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Holmes, James Francis Wakefield, 1895-1947 : Letter to his parents
- Date
- 13 Oct 1916
- By
- Holmes, James Francis Wakefield, 1895-1947
- Reference
- MS-Papers-3486
- Description
Letter to his parents written from 1st Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham where Holmes was convalescing after fighting at the Battle of the Somme. Letter describes the battle, his wounding and subsequent evacuation to England.
Source of title - Supplied title
Sergeant Holmes was part of the main body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force serving in France
Quantity: 1 folder(s) (14 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Typescript (carbon)
Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project (2013-14)
Digitisation details - 100 digitised images
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 folder(s) (14 leaves), 0.01 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Typescripts, Typescript (carbon)
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