| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR05596 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Haines, Cephas Ratchue |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Haines, Cephas Ratchue (Private, b.1886 - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 651 Private Cephas Ratchue Haines, 3 Machine Gun Company, Gallipoli. Collection consists of two original handwritten letters written by Private Haines to his brother Ralph Haines from Gallipoli, dated August 1915 and October 1915. The letters discuss restrictions on letter writing, Greek farming practices, food provisions, camp life, and life in the trenches. The mood of the letters changes quite dramatically between the first and second, portraying life in the trenches and the morale and mental health of the men in the October letter in quite a darker mood. Private Haines was killed in action in France, 1916.