Letter: To Vera Brittain

Item

Title

Letter: To Vera Brittain

Identifier

5858.cpd

Creator

Leighton, Roland (1895-1915)

Subject

Brittain, Vera (1893 - 1970)

Abstract

Describes sitting in a dug-out / a German sniper / recent activities of British artillery / the experience of shelling / the set-up of his dugout / the shelling later on / the danger of stray bullets / the dangers of getting in and out of the trenches / having a bullet come past close to his head / officers' duties / the mud / amusing names for the various trenches / much love to Vera.

Date

12th April 1916

Date Created

1916-04-12

Spatial Coverage

France or Belgium

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Letter

number of pages

10

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive