Record

Ref NoLKE/IN/23
TitleLKE India 23: Letters to family - 1
DescriptionLetters written by Leonard Elmhirst to his immediate family while travelling to Bombay and subsequently from the Army YMCA at Ahmednagar, and from Kodaikanal, Bangalore, Poona, Calcutta, Naini Tal, Basrah in Mesopotamia [Iraq], and Allahabad and on his return journey on board ship. The correspondence includes references to the deaths of two of his brothers, Christopher and William. There is also much about his surroundings, everyday life and discussions on Indian society and the army and religious matters. The earliest correspondence includes references to Roy Whitehorn.
Date1915-1918
SubjectTravel abroad
World War I
Death
Religion
War prisoners
FormatManuscript
Person_CodeDS/UK/851
394
386
Place_CodeNA482
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/851Whitehorn; Roy D
394Elmhirst; William (1892-1916); Captain1892-1916
386Elmhirst; Christopher (1894-1915)1894-1915
Places
CodeSet
NA482Basrah/Mesopotamia
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