letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.1967-09-16-70
Description
Manuscript letter sent to his father by Capt William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, from Kedos Camp, Anatolia, dated 2 May 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)
Associated collection