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Letter from Lance-Corporal Albert Haughton, 23rd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) to his mother, 19 August 1916
letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.2005-08-66-3

Description

Manuscript letter written by L/Cpl Albert Henry Haughton to his mother from France on 19 Aug 1916. Letter contains mostly personal business but thanks her for a parcel with cake and the importance of sharing amongst the troops. From a collection of papers and a photograph relating to F.2364 L/Cpl Albert H Haughton, 23rd Bn, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), 1915-1916. Haughton was one of 32 soldiers lost in the battalion's first very costly action at Flers-Courcellette on 15 Sep 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Associated Battle of Somme and Battle of Flers Courcellette, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918) 1916.

Events

Somme, Battle of the, 1916 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918), Flers Courcelette, Battle of, 1916 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918)

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