Letter dated Chirat (Cherat), with envelope, 25 May 1895.
Pte Ware describes the contents of a parcel he is sending home, refers to the regulations regarding the packing of parcels, and mentions the fact that many soldiers are able to knit.
He describes the location of Cherat, where the Depot Hospital for the Chitral Expedition was located, the death of Capt A L Peebles, Devonshire Regiment during the Expedition, and the latter’s expertise with the Maxim machine gun.
One of 2 manuscript letters written by 3443 Pte John Ware, 1st Bn Devonshire Regiment, to his parents, 1893-1895.