Downes, Kenneth Roy Granville (Gunner, 105th Howitzer Bty, AFA) Accession Number: 3DRL/6987

Description

1. Letter written to his mother by Gunner Downes, describing the action at the battles of Villers-Bretonneux and Peronne, and the Armistice, dated 22 November 1918. Incomplete. Letter runs to twenty five pages, of which page 25 is damaged. 2. Five French postcards, possibly found by Downes, some written on the reverse in French.

Details

Accession Number
3DRL/6987
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1910-1918
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Status to be assessed
Provenance
AWM315 419/028/025
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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