Items (84 total)
Airgraph dated 7 May 1943
Manuscript letter.
Aerogram dated 6 May 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia including references to his wife's life at home, life in the army and diseases.
Letter dated 30 April 1943
Manuscript letter mentioning life in the army in Tunisia, the North African war, Tunis and ancient Carthage, Jerusalem, the film 'Desert Victory' by Boulting and the Bishop's Stortford's cinema, African birds.
Aerogram dated 21 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.
Airgraph dated 27 April 1943
Manuscript letter from Tunisia.
Aerogram dated 19 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.
Letter dated 16 April 1943
Manuscript letter mentioning life in the desert, an imminent battle, Misurata, and bee-eaters.
Letter dated 12 April 1943
Manuscript letter including references to bombing in Europe, troops advancing in the desert towards Tunis, Rommel and telephones.
Airgraph dated 12 April 1943
Manuscript letter written while moving along the Tunisian coast towards Enfidaville, through Sfax and Sousse.
Aerogram dated 8 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard mentioning a battle and every day life in the desert including references to a jeep. Jarmain might be referring to the battle of the Mareth line or the attack at Wadi Akarit.
Airgraph dated 4 April 1943
Manuscript letter.
Letter dated 4 April 1943
Manuscript letter including references to the publication of the poems and royalties. Envelope also including a newscutting, a Christmas card and a couple of letters to John, some poems by Sarah Stailey: 'The Return of Persephone', 'Beware!',…
Airgraph dated 31 March 1943
Manuscript letter referring to the battle of the Mareth Line.
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.
Letter dated 21 March 1943
Manuscript letter discussing about the poems 'Yone May', 'For Alemein [Alamein]', 'Orchids', 'Sand' and including references to Capetown, Tripoli and a scheme including Italian speaking interpreters, Churchill, jobs options after the end of the war,…
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 10 March 1943
Manuscript lettercard including references to Cairo and Tripoli and a second 'Alamein' poem on which Jarmain has started to work.
The battle of Medenine was on the 6th March
The battle of Medenine was on the 6th March
Letter dated 4 March 1943
Manuscript letter mentioning the structure of the poem 'Soldier's Prayer', the desert, Suez and the river Nile.
Letter dated 21 February 1943
Manuscript letter from Tripoli mentioning the poem 'Soldier's Prayer', the difficulty to express in writing how it feels like being a soldier, their alienation and homesickness.
Airgraph dated 16 February 1943
Manuscript letter mentioning J C Powys.