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Accession Number | RCDIG0000249 |
Collection number | 1DRL/0305 |
Collection type | Digitised Collection |
Record type | File |
Item count | 1 |
Object type | Letter |
Physical description | 10 Image/s captured |
Maker |
Gardiner, Richard Job |
Place made | Egypt: North Egypt, Tel el Kebir, Greece: Aegean Islands, Greece: Aegean Islands, Lemnos |
Date made | 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letter from Richard Job Gardiner to his Father, 1916
Description
Letter relating to the First World War service of 593 Corporal Richard Job Gardiner, 7th Battalion. The letter was written by Richard Gardiner to his father between 28 December 1915 and 9 January 1916. In the letter, Gardiner describes his experiences since the 7 July 1915, including a detailed description of the actions of 7 Battalion at Lone Pine and the evacuation of troops from the peninsula.