Smith, Charles Granville (Corporal, b.1881 - d.1951) Accession Number: PR03066

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Eight letters written by 1084 Corporal Charles Granville Smith to his family from December 1916-April 1918. Smith served with a trench mortar unit, 2 Division in France and Belgium during the First World War. The letters are addressed to his wife, Alice 'Pet' Smith and one letter of 21 November 1917 describes in detail a gas attack on the Belgium Front.

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Accession Number
PR03066
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
1 wallet: 1 cm
Date Made
1916-1918
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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