Letter, 1 Mar 1916.
From 2/Lt Howard Hicklenton, on outpost duty at Saqûla Bridge near Sandafa in Egypt, to his parents in London.
He is about to undertake a Course of Instruction in Machine Guns near Cairo. With accompanying envelope, postage free with manuscript inscription ‘On Active Service’, Field Post Office D Y [?] circular date stamp, ‘+’ 3 Mar 1916, passed by censor No 3679 with red crown triangular stamp, signed H Hicklenton.
From a collection of 54 letters and postcards with accompanying envelopes, 1915-1916.
Associated with World War One, Gallipoli, Malta and Egypt.