Letter and card relating to James Martin, 1915

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles
Accession Number RCDIG0000971
Collection number PR85/382
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 2
Object type Letter
Physical description 5 Image/s captured
Maker Martin, James Charles
Place made Egypt: Cairo, Heliopolis
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Description

Letter and card relating to the First World War service of Private 1553 James Martin, 21st Infantry Battalion. In the letter to his parents, Martin, writing from Heliopolis, reassures them that he is well and states that he is about to leave for the Dardanelles to fight the Turks. Also included is a condolence card from family friends to his parents. This file contains:
Letter from James Martin to his parents, Heliopolis, 26 August 1915;
Condolence card from Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons to the parents of James Martin, [date unknown];