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Typed copies of letters written by Henry Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton to his mother (August - November 1914), covering his service with 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, including reactions to the outbreak of war, his duties as temporary military censor, the requisitioning of his horses, arrival of recruits, reports on action and progress of the war, his embarkation for France, casualties, conditions at the front in trenches on the Aisne (October 1914), rations, heavy bombardments, gifts from home, observation of a comet, problems caused by refugees and civilian conditions, entertainment for the men behind the line, and losses incurred in the Guards battalions; together with copies of letters to his brother serving in HMS Newcastle with full details of his experiences during the Battle of the Aisne and at Soissons, and letters to his cousins. Associated with the Grenadier Guards, World War One (1914-1918). From the Regimental Archive of the Grenadier Guards.

Soissons, Battle of, 1914 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918), Aisne, 1st Battle of the, 1914 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918)