Items (590 total)
Airgraph dated 26 November 1942
Manuscript letter including references to Tobruk and the following journey through the desert and the Nile. John Jarmain and his anti-tank unit were probably somethere between Tobruk and Mersa Brega.
Airgraph dated 26 December 1942
Manuscript letter from Libya, mentioning air raids.
Airgraph dated 23 October 1942
Manuscript letter.
Airgraph dated 20 July 1942
Manuscript letter. The British airgraph service was used during the war for delivering messages between servicemen and civilians.
Airgraph dated 20 January 1943
Manuscript letter mentioning the desert.
Airgraph dated 19 December 1942
Manuscript letter.
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.
Airgraph dated 16 February 1943
Manuscript letter mentioning J C Powys.
Airgraph dated 14 December 1942
Manuscript letter
Airgraph dated 12 September 1942
Manuscript letter mentioning the difficulties of writing letters during war in the desert.
Airgraph dated 12 April 1943
Manuscript letter written while moving along the Tunisian coast towards Enfidaville, through Sfax and Sousse.
Airgraph dated 11 October 1942
Manuscript letter
Airgraph dated 11 November 1942
Manuscript letter including references to life in the desert, war and Rommel.
Airgraph dated 10 January 1943
Manuscript letter.
Airgraph dated 10 December 1942
Manuscript letter
Aerogram dated 9 October 1943
Manuscript letter card mentioning a parachute which has been sent to his wife and a bean feast with his battery including a concert party with a jazz band.
Aerogram dated 9 May 1943
Manuscript letter from Tunisia.
Aerogram dated 8 September 1943
Manuscript letter card mentioning Jarmain's every day life in Sicily and the capitulation. Also including references to the local stores, cost of fabric and the benefits of living abroad for his daughter when learning a foreign language.
Aerogram dated 8 June 1943
Manuscript air letter including references to every day like in the camp on the North African coast, a shark and a collection of poems.
Aerogram dated 8 July 1943
Manuscript air letter about soldiers' income and taxes during the war.