Letters of Hew Hutchison Grieg to his mother
Item
Title
Letters of Hew Hutchison Grieg to his mother
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Identifier
9401.cpd
Creator
Grieg, Hew Hutchison
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Abstract
hew was born in India on 21st Sept. 1892. After fighting in the Great War he went on to become an Engineer.
Letter 1. Personal items sent home for safe keeping and how good he now is at sowing and mending his clothes.
Letter 2. Details trench attacks and food his mother sent him. he writes of the strain of serving on the front line and his duties.
Letter 3. He details the atrocities of warand its casualties. He also talks of his family and sends them his best wishes. he also writes of sending a parcel of eggs home.
Letter 1. Personal items sent home for safe keeping and how good he now is at sowing and mending his clothes.
Letter 2. Details trench attacks and food his mother sent him. he writes of the strain of serving on the front line and his duties.
Letter 3. He details the atrocities of warand its casualties. He also talks of his family and sends them his best wishes. he also writes of sending a parcel of eggs home.
Date
1915
Date Created
1915-01-01
Temporal Coverage
1915-12-31
Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Type
Letter
number of pages
17
Contributor
Everett Sharp
Everett Sharp (Edinburgh Library Submission Day 4th June 2008)
Edinburgh City Archives
Publisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford