Typescript and microfilmed letters of Lt and Paymaster Godfrey Goodman Mosley, 20th (The East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, written to members of his family, Crimean War (1854-1856).
Lt Mosley sailed on ‘Columbo’ from Portsmouth reaching Biscos Bay, 7 Aug 1854, moving up to the Heights of Alma, 21 September, and then settling down before Sevastopol, 29 September.
The letters contain the usual news of life during the campaign, and comments upon events at home.
He fell ill and was at Scutari by 23 Aug 1855, from where he was sent home, the last letter being dated Malta 2 Sep 1855.
Associated with the Siege of Sevastopol, Crimean War (1854-1856).