NAM.2001-06-14-48

Letter, 17 March 1916. From 2/Lt Howard Hicklenton, to his parents in London. He provides details of his course in machine gunnery at Zeitoun, near Cairo, of which he has completed 2 weeks. With accompanying envelope, franked with five milliemes dark red Egyptian postage stamp cancelled by Cairo circular date stamp, 18 Mar 1916. From a collection of 54 letters and postcards with accompanying envelopes, 1915-1916. Associated with World War One, Gallipoli, Malta and Egypt.

World War One, Egypt and Palestine (1914-1918)