Items (122 total)
- Collection: Letters of John Jarmain
Undated letter: draft of poems 'Embarkation' and 'Island for Sale'
Manuscript letter proving an insight into everyday life on board of the troopship. Also including the poems 'Embarkation' and 'Island for Sale'.
Letter dated 17 June
Manuscript letter describing Jarmain’s train journey from Aldershot to Liverpool Docks and his embarkation on the liner SS Duchess of Richmond in the 242 Anti-Tank battery, 61st Anti-Tank Regiment.
Letter dated 18 July 1942
Manuscript letter providing an insight into aspects of his life on board of the troopship.
Airgraph dated 20 July 1942
Manuscript letter. The British airgraph service was used during the war for delivering messages between servicemen and civilians.
Letter dated 21 July 1942: draft of poems 'Sleeping on Deck', 'Flying Fishes' and 'Yone May'
Manuscript letter including the poems 'Sleeping on Deck', 'Flying Fishes' and 'Yone May' and references to his life in the army and Capetown.
Undated letter
Manuscript letter from a port providing an insight into aspect of his life in the army, censorship and how the British empire was perceived by the local population. Also mentioning the distance and the difficulties of communication by letter with his…
Airgraph dated 19 August 1942
Manuscript letter depicting life in a transit camp in the desert where the soldiers are learning the desert ways. Also including references to the food rations.
Letter dated 21 August 1942
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army training camps in the desert, flies, heat, lack of privacy and then life in the local villages, Cairo, a military parade for Wiston Churchill and a sketch.
Airgraph dated 29 August 1942
Manuscript letter mentioning his daughter.
Letter dated 29 August 1942
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army camps and three South African coins. Also mentioning receiving a cable or cablegram with news of his daughter's birth and wandering how the baby looks like.
Airgraph dated 12 September 1942
Manuscript letter mentioning the difficulties of writing letters during war in the desert.
Letter dated 14-15 September 1942
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army camps and the difficulty of describing it to people in England, the desert near Cairo and dust storms. Also mentioning the regret of missing out the early time with his newly born…
Aerogram dated 25 September 1942
Manuscript lettercard including references to everyday life in the army camps in the desert near Cairo.
Aerogram dated 28 September 1942
Manuscript lettercard including references to everyday life in the army in the desert near Cairo.
Letter dated 28 September 1942
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army, including meals, flies, in the desert near Cairo and Alexandria.
Airgraph dated 9 October 1942: draft of poem 'Bivouac'
Manuscript letter including a draft of the poem 'Bivouac'.
Airgraph dated 11 October 1942
Manuscript letter
Letter dated 11 October 1942: draft of poems 'Bivouac' and 'Mirage'
Manuscript letter including drafts of the poems 'Bivouac' and 'Mirage', Jarmain's reflections on his poetry and a structure for a book. Also providing an insight into the practicality of living in the desert, including sketches of his dugout, a…
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.
Letter dated 18 October 1942
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life during leave in Alexandria and his description of the city.