War Diary: Monday December 27th 1915

Item

Title

War Diary: Monday December 27th 1915

Identifier

3042.cpd

Creator

Brittain, Vera (1893-1970)

Abstract

Transcribed letter from Father A. B. Purdie to Mrs. Leighton describing the circumstances of her son Roland Leighton's death in France. The letter was received on 2 January 1916, and Vera Brittain has copied it into her diary, along with a series of poems and extracted verses on death and remembrance.

Date

27th December 1915

Date Created

1915-12-27

Spatial Coverage

Brighton, England

Source

Notebook

Medium

Paper

Format

Pen

Type

Diary

number of pages

4

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive