Hawkins, William Lawes (Lieutenant, 59 Battalion)

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Accession Number MSS1374
Collection type Manuscript
Measurement 1 ITEM
Object type Manuscript
Maker Hawkins, William Lawes
Date made 1962
Access Open
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Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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Description

MANUSCRIPT TITLED "THE KING'S HORSES AND OTHER STORIES" CONTAINS ELEVEN SHORT STORIES BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCES WITH THE 59 BATTALION IN FRANCE IN 1917-1918, AROUND BOULOGNE, MESSINES, ETAPLES, PERONNE, HUPPY AND THE SOMME. OTHER STORIES DESCRIBE HOSPITALISATION AND A THEATRE VISIT IN LONDON AND THE SEA VOYAGE HOME VIA SOUTH AFRICA IN 1919