NAM.2001-06-14-16

Letter, 14 October 1915. From 2/Lt Howard Hicklenton to his parents in London. 2/Lt Hicklenton has been diagnosed as suffering from jaundice but is still keen to fight. Asks about opinion in England regarding Bulgaria ‘coming in’, ‘It does not look very promising in Gallipoli, I should not think it is worth while trying to carry on’; also mentions censorship of the mails. With accompanying envelope, postage free with manuscript inscription ‘On Active Service. Free’, and Base Army Post Office ‘Y’ circular date stamp, 15 October 1915, signed H Hicklenton. From a collection of 54 letters and postcards with accompanying envelopes, 1915-1916. Associated with World War One, Gallipoli, Malta and Egypt.

World War One (1914-1918)