Manuscript letter on hotel paper written by Lt William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, 48th Pioneers, dated 6 Nov 1914.
Written on his arrival at Bombay to embark for Mesopotamia.
Collection of letters and journals of Capt (later Col) William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, attached to the 48th Pioneers, mostly relating to the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1914-1916.
Includes information concerning the Mespotamia Campaign, his capture at Kut-al-Amara in April 1915 and his subsequent captivity until 1918.
Associated with World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918).