Manuscript letter dated 8 Jan 1915.
Written by Lt William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, 48th Pioneers at Qurna, Mesopotamia, to his sister Eileen.
Describes a brush with some Turks and Arabs on the 7 January as well as his routine and diet.
Collection of letters and journals of William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, attached to the 48th Pioneers, mostly relating to the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1914-1916.
Includes information concerning the Siege of Kut and his experiences following his capture at Kut-al-Amara as a Prisoner of War, April 1915-1918.
Associated with World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918).