English-Russian conversation book belonging to John Robert Cowan Kelly, [c. 1915]

Place Asia: Russia, North Russia
Accession Number RCDIG0001259
Collection number PR85/324
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 1
Object type Book
Physical description 50 Image/s captured
Maker Foakes, Gertrude M.
T. Werner Laurie Ltd.
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made c. 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Description

Conversation book relating to the First World War service of Private John Robert Cowan Kelly, “Elope” Force. This conversation book belonging to Kelly was distributed to British Empire soldiers and contains Russian translations of English words and phrases and their pronunciation. The topics and phrases contained within the book were considered likely to be of use to those serving in Russia with the North Russia Expeditionary Force. Kelly has listed a series of service numbers and names at the end of the book.