Special Collections

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.

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, North African Campaign, Second World War, Tunisia, Tunisian Campaign, war, Western Desert Campaign

Aerogram dated 21 April 1943

Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.

Tags: Africa, desert, North African Campaign, Second World War, Tunisia, Tunisian Campaign, war

Aerogram dated 19 April 1943

Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.

Tags: Africa, desert, North African Campaign, Second World War, Tunisia, Tunisian Campaign, war

Letter dated 16 April 1943

Manuscript letter mentioning life in the desert, an imminent battle, Misurata, and bee-eaters.

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, North African Campaign, Second World War, Tunisia, Tunisian Campaign, war, Western Desert Campaign

Letter dated 12 April 1943

Manuscript letter including references to bombing in Europe, troops advancing in the desert towards Tunis, Rommel and telephones.

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, North African Campaign, Rommel, Second World War, Tunisia, Tunisian Campaign, war, Western Desert Campaign

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.

Tags: Battle of the Mareth Line, Battle of Wadi Akarit, desert, North African Campaign, Second World War, Tunisia, Tunisian Campaign, war

Aerogram dated 11 February 1943

Manuscript lettercard from Tripoli including references to Churchill, his writing break and lilies.

Tags: Africa, Churchill, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, Tripoli, war, Western Desert Campaign

Aerogram dated 30 January 1943: draft of poem 'Sand'

Manuscript lettercard from Tripoli including a draft of the poem 'Sand' and references to his experience in Tripoli.

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, Somerset, Tripoli, war, war poetry, Western Desert Campaign

Letter dated 20 January 1943: draft of poem 'Leptis Magna'

Manuscript letter including a draft of the poem 'Leptis Magna', references to the journey through the desert along the Libyan coast up to Leptis Magna and the arrival to Tripoli, deliveries and mail. Also including some literary discussion of poetry,…

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, Leptis Magna, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, Tripoli, war, war poetry, Western Desert Campaign

Airgraph dated 20 January 1943

Manuscript letter mentioning the desert.

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, war, Western Desert Campaign

Letter dated 13 January 1943

Manuscript letter including references to the life in the desert, the army, aircraft and spitfires, RAF and US AAF, El Alamein.

Tags: Africa, Battle of El Alamein, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, war, war poetry, Western Desert Campaign

Airgraph dated 10 January 1943

Manuscript letter.

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, war, Western Desert Campaign

Aerogram dated 4 January 1943: draft of poem 'New Year 1943 Agheila'

Manuscript lettercard including a draft of the poem 'New Year, 1943, Agheila'' and references to the life in the desert with the army

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Sahara, Second World War, war, war poetry, Western Desert Campaign

Letter dated 31 December 1942: draft of poems 'Soldiers' Prayer' and 'For Alemein [Alamein]'

Manuscript letter including drafts of the poems 'Soldiers' Prayer' and 'For Alemein' and references to the life in the desert with the army.

Tags: Africa, Battle of El Alamein, Christmas, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Sahara, war, war poetry, Western Desert Campaign

Letter dated 19 December 1942

Manuscript letter including references to the life in the desert with the army, Libya, Alexandria, supplies and postal service and Cape Town.

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, Egypt, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, war, war poetry, Western Desert Campaign

Airgraph dated 19 December 1942

Manuscript letter.

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, war, Western Desert Campaign

Aerogram dated 18 December 1942: draft of poem 'Your Peace'

Manuscript lettercard from the Libyan desert including a draft of the poem 'Your Peace'.

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, war, war poetry, Western Desert Campaign

Aerogram dated 16 December 1942: draft of poem 'Tobruk' and revisions of 'Sandbags' and 'For Alemein [Alamein]'

Manuscript lettercard from the Libyan desert including a draft of the poem 'Tobruk' and revisions to the poems 'Sandbags' and 'For Alemein'.

Tags: Africa, Battle of El Alamein, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, war, war poetry, Western Desert Campaign

Airgraph dated 14 December 1942

Manuscript letter

Tags: Africa, desert, Desert War, Libya, North African Campaign, Second World War, war, Western Desert Campaign

Letter dated 9 December 1942

Manuscript letter including references to the battle of El Alamein, the life in the desert, birds, his finances, banks, hotels and Cairo. Also discussing good books including mentions of James Elroy Flecker, Thomas Hardy, Virginia Woolf, 'A…

Tags: Africa, Battle of El Alamein, Cairo, Cyrenaica, desert, Desert War, Egypt, Libya, North African Campaign, Sahara, Second World War, war, Western Desert Campaign

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