Letter: To Vera Brittain
| Title |
Letter: To Vera Brittain
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|---|---|
| Author |
Leighton, Roland (1895-1915)
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| Subject |
Brittain, Vera (1893 - 1970)
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| Notes |
Describes sitting in a dug-out / a German sniper / recent activities of British artillery / the experience of shelling / the set-up of his dugout / the shelling later on / the danger of stray bullets / the dangers of getting in and out of the trenches / having a bullet come past close to his head / officers' duties / the mud / amusing names for the various trenches / much love to Vera.
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| Item date |
12th April 1916
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| Creation place |
France or Belgium
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| Item source | |
| Item medium | |
| Content | |
| Total number of pages |
10
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| Cataloguer |
Alisa Miller
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| Copyright |
The Vera Brittain Fonds, McMaster University Library / The Roland Leighton Literary Estate
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| Digital repository | |
| Repository name |
McMaster University, Mills Memorial Library, The William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections
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| Repository address line1 |
1280 Main Street West
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| Repository address line2 |
Hamilton
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| Repository address Zip code |
L8S 4L6
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| Repository address country |
Canada
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Collection
Citation
“Letter: To Vera Brittain,” by Leighton, Roland (1895-1915). The Vera Brittain Fonds, McMaster University Library / The Roland Leighton Literary Estate via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 28, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/5630.
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