Letters from Fred Leslie Biddle to his Mother, 1916-1917

Biddle, Frederick Leslie (Major, b.1885 - d.1917)

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Places	Africa: Egypt Europe: France Europe: United Kingdom, England Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number	RCDIG0000203
Collection number	1DRL/0119
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	37
Object type	Letter
Physical description	189 Image/s captured
Maker	Biddle, Frederick Leslie
Place made	Egypt: Cairo, France, United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made	1916-1917
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Letters relating to the First World War service of Major Fred Leslie Biddle DSO, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. The letters were written by Fred Biddle to his mother between 1 January 1916 and 12 August 1917. In the letters, Fred Biddle describes the evacuation of ANZAC Cove, his actions at Pozieres that eventually led to the award of a DSO, the head wound he received in the fighting and his trips to England on leave. The dates range from 1 January 1916 to 12 August 1917.
This file contains:
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 1 January 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 11 January 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 23 January 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 29 January 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 6 February 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 27 February 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 12 March 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 27 March 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 29 April 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 14 May 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 31 May 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 13 June 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 25 June 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 15 July 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 9 August 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 23 August 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 6 September 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 21 September 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 28 September 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 14 October 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 25 October 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 1 November 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 8 November 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 1 December 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 10 December 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 24 December 1916;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 7 January 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 20 January 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 4 February 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 18 February 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 25 March 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 11 April 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 29 April 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 11 May 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 25 June 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 23 July 1917;
Letter from Fred Biddle to his mother, 12 August 1917.