Manuscript letter dated 20 Dec 1914.
Written by William Collis Spackman, Indian Medical Service, 48th Pioneers at Basra, Mesopotamia.
Letter mostly describes his life in Basra and mentions a move upriver to Qurna.
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).