Manuscript letter dated 14 to 16 Apr 1915.
Written by Capt William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, 48th Pioneers, at Shaiba, Mesopotamia, to his mother.
Describes in detail the events of the Battle of Shaiba and his role in it.
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).