letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.1967-09-16-41

Description

Manuscript letter dated 22 Sep 1915. Written by Lt William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, 48th Pioneers at Amara, Mesopotamia to his father. In it he describes the Battle of Es Sinn and the capture of Kut-al-Amara by the British. 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).

Events

Kut, Siege of, 1915-16 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918), Es Sinn, Battle of, 1915 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918)

Associated collection