letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.1967-09-16-63

Description

Manuscript letter sent to his father by Capt William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, from Kedos Camp, Anatolia, dated 17 Jan 1918. One of 33 letters and postcards sent as a prisoner of war on Mosul and Baghdad, Mesopotamia and at Kedos Officer’s Camp, Turkey, 1916-1918. 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).

Campaigns

World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918), World War One, POWs (1914-1918)

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