Letters of Edward Reece, 1914-1917
letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.2016-10-23-173-5

Description

Correspondence of Private Edward Reece, batman to the Lord Congleton, with Lady Congleton, including a transcript of his letter informing her of the death of her son, Henry, 5th Baron Congleton, his own hospitalisation at 3rd General Hospital, Glasgow following his injury in action at the Battle of Ypres, conditions in the hospital, comments on news from the Front, his request to move to a London hospital, and gratitude for Christmas parcels. Associated with the Grenadier Guards, World War One (1914-1918). From the Regimental Archive of the Grenadier Guards.

Events

Ypres, 1st Battle of, 1914 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918)

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