Frost, Frank (Lance Corporal, b.1888 - d.1917) Accession Number: PR01812

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A 3-page private letter written in France by 2350A Lance Corporal Frank Frost, 3 Battalion, 17th Reinforcements. The letter was written on 16 February 1917 and is addressed to his family. Frost writes of being shelled by the Germans in their trench, receiving a Christmas parcel from home, having rheumatic pains, and the living conditions, including the weather and food supplies. This was the last letter written by Frost before he was killed at Hermies on 15 April 1917.

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Accession Number
PR01812
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
16 February 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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