Smith, Charles James (Sergeant, b.1887 - d.1918)

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Accession Number 2DRL/0243
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1 cm
Object type Letter
Maker Smith, Charles James
Date made 1916-1918
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM93 12/11/4332
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of 4771 Sergeant Charles James Smith, 20 Battalion, France. Collection consists of letters describing the voyage and a few cases of attempted suicide. Smith outlines conditions in France, in the line and in hospital. He gives a detailed description of his leave in England. Also included are eight letters relating to Smith's death in action on 8 April 1918, and a inventory of his personal effects.