| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR05297 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Gilkes, Harold |
| Place made | Egypt, France, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1916-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Gilkes, Harold (Lance Corporal, b.1897 - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3669 Lance Corporal Harold Gilkes, 2 Battalion, France. Collection consists of four letters, three post-cards and five envelopes all written by L/Cpl Harold Gilkes to his cousin Miss Hilda Grist. The letters describe the weather, billets in France, fighting at Pozieres and illness in hospital. Also included is an in-memoriam card with envelope for Gilkes who died in France on 24 June 1918.