Items (83 total)
Aerogram dated 29 May 1943: amendments to poems 'Tobruk' and 'Tel El Eisa'
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Manuscript air letter including alterations to the poems 'Tobruk' and 'Tel El Eisa'.
Aerogram dated 28 September 1942
Manuscript lettercard including references to everyday life in the army in the desert near Cairo.
Aerogram dated 27 May 1943
Manuscript air letter from the Mediterranean coast mentioning a possible promotion and an increased income.
Aerogram dated 26 March 1943: draft of poems 'The Desert Army' and 'These Poems'
Manuscript lettercard including the poems 'The Desert Army' and 'These Poems', probably written from the Mareth line and sent from Medenine in Tunisia.
Aerogram dated 25 September 1942
Manuscript lettercard including references to everyday life in the army camps in the desert near Cairo.
Aerogram dated 21 May 1943
Manuscript lettercard describing life in the camp along the Mediterranean coast in North Africa, a change of battery, the cost of clothes and the Utility clothing scheme.
Aerogram dated 21 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.
Aerogram dated 2 November 1942: draft of poems 'Tel El Eisa' and 'Sandbags'
Manuscript lettercard including a draft of two more poems to be included in the collection 'Poems in the Western desert': a revised version of 'Tel El Eisa' and 'Sandbags'.
Aerogram dated 19 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.
Aerogram dated 18 December 1942: draft of poem 'Your Peace'
Manuscript lettercard from the Lybian desert including a draft of the poem 'Your Peace'.
Aerogram dated 16 June 1943
Manuscript air letter including references to the Mareth line, the 'Desert Victory' and the difficulties of communicating by letters.
Aerogram dated 16 December 1942: draft of poem 'Tobruk' and revisions of 'Sandbags' and 'For Alemein [Alamein]'
Manuscript lettercard from the Lybian desert including a draft of the poem 'Tobruk' and revisions to the poems 'Sandbags' and 'For Alemein'.
Aerogram dated 14 May 1943
Manuscript lettercard describing the difficulties of every day life in the camp in the mountains of North Africa, including references to a party held in their honour at the local village hotel, Tunis, Tobruk, Benghazi and the Eight Army. Storks and…
Aerogram dated 14 June 1943
Manuscript air letter including references to the battle at Enfidaville in Tunisia, dinner parties at an hotel nearby the camp and nurses.
Aerogram dated 13 October 1942: draft of poem 'Mirage'
Manuscript lettercard including a draft of the poem 'Mirage' and references to everyday life in the army camps.
Aerogram dated 13 November 1942: draft of poem 'Ring Plover at El Alemein [Alamein]'
Manuscript lettercard written after the battle of Al Alamein including a draft of the poem 'Ring Plover at El Alemein'.
Aerogram dated 12 March 1943
Manuscript lettercard including references to Monty or Bernard Montgomery and the new direct air service from Tripoli he asked Churchill for his soldiers, the Eighth Army, one of the most famous formations of the British Army during World War Two.…
Aerogram dated 12 June 1943
Manuscript air letter from Algeria.
Aerogram dated 11 January 1943: draft of poem 'Fear'
Manuscript lettercard from the Lybian desert including drafts of the poem 'Fear' and references to the battle of El Alamein, air raids and Tavistock in Devon.
Aerogram dated 11 February 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tripoli including references to Churchill, his writing break and lilies.