| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00301 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 item |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Campbell, Alan McNeil |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 93/0509 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Campbell, Alan McNeil (Corporal)
Description
Lengthy letter (74pp) to his mother, describing in detail sea voyage to England via South Africa and Sierra Leone. Comments on leave and picquet duty in Durban, appreciation of Edith Campbell, submarine menace, shipboard life, convoy escorts, construction of RFC base, impressions of city of Lincoln.