Letter: To Mrs Garnett
Item
Title
Letter: To Mrs Garnett
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Identifier
9861.cpd
Creator
Brittain, Vera (1893-1970)
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Abstract
Nancy Garnett was a friend and neighbour of Vera Brittain in Buxton. When Nancy\'s brother Jerry died at Gallipoli, he was buried at Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta. Vera, who was stationed nearby as a VAD, visited his grave and wrote to the parents a four page letter of condolence. She describes the location, and apologies for such a lengthy letter but in the absence of being able to visit her own fiance\'s grave (Roland Leighton) she knows how grateful she is when others can visit it and tell her about it. She hopes that her letter brings them comfort.
This letter was discovered through a public collection event hosted by Age Exchange UK and kindly passed onto the First World War Poetry Digital Archive.
This letter was discovered through a public collection event hosted by Age Exchange UK and kindly passed onto the First World War Poetry Digital Archive.
Date
30th November 1916
Date Created
1916-11-30
Spatial Coverage
Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Format
Pen
Type
Letter
number of pages
4
Contributor
Kate Lindsay
Publisher
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive