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Letters from Charles E. Bland, of the Royal Engineers

Catalogue reference: Add Mss 16945

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This record is about the Letters from Charles E. Bland, of the Royal Engineers dating from 1915-1916.

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Reference
Add Mss 16945
Title
Letters from Charles E. Bland, of the Royal Engineers
Date
1915-1916
Description

The letters are from the son of the Revd. F.C. Bland, vicar of Milland, and are addressed to his father and mother and his two sisters Nesta and Ursula. They give an almost complete narrative of his service with the Royal Engineers (Hampshire Regiment, 11th Service Battalion): first during training at Moore Park Camp, Kilworth, Fermoy, N. Ireland and then with the B.E.F. in Picardy. He was killed on the Somme in September 1916

Held by
West Sussex Record Office
Language
English
Immediate source of acquisition

Presented by Mrs. J.U. Price of Fittleworth 5 Dec. 1974

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/840c0c29-0016-4ff3-8bd1-e1a428fb612c/

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Letters from Charles E. Bland, of the Royal Engineers