letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.2014-01-6-1
Description
Typed letter written by Capt Robert Francis Thomson, 28th Light Cavalry to G M Young, 25 Jun 1925. Letter refers to when Thomson escorted a group of Austrian, German, Hungarian and Bolshevik prisoners from Ashkabad to Birjand in 1918, and is a defence against claims of mistreatment made by one of the prisoners, Stump. Thomson transcribes letters and orders he gave and received at that time, and argues that his actions were conditioned by the resources available to him and the commands he was given that Stump was to be treated as dangerous. Associated with World War One, Persia (1914-1918).
Campaigns
World War One, Persia (1914-1918)
