Letter from T.E. Borrill to his brother, Benjamin Borrill

Item

Title

Letter from T.E. Borrill to his brother, Benjamin Borrill

Identifier

9607.cpd

Creator

Borill, Thomas Edgar

Abstract

A letter written by Lance Corporal Thomas Edgar Borrill (1897-1917), service no. 30938, to his brother Benjamin, both stationed in France. The letter describes the feeling amongst T.E. Borrill's battalion that they will never beat "Jerry" and things getting from "bad to worse". Thanks his brother for the razor that he sent him.

A transcription is included.

Date

9th September 1917

Date Created

1917-09-09

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Letter

number of pages

4

Contributor

Admin
David Borrill

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford