Diary of service on the Western Front, 1916-1917, World War One

Smith, William Douglas

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Title:: Letters from John Fletcher

Collection:: King's College School, Nassau, Bahamas

Archive reference:: KA/IC/F/19

Catalogue record URL (AtoM):: https://archives.kingscollections.org/index.php/ka-ic-f-19

Level of description:: Series

Date of material:: 1841-1845

Creator:: King's College London; King's College London College Secretary

Source collection title:: KA/IC - SECRETARY'S OFFICE: King's College London in-letters

Description (scope):: Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding King’s College School in Nassau, the Bahamas, from Samuel Minns (Secretary King’s College School, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas) and Revd John Fletcher, Headmaster of the School, including his application for the post; letters regarding his progress and opinions of the School; his resignation from the post after he felt the School had not achieved its aims.

Copyright:: Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied from open material for research purposes only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archives.; King's College London Archives

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Title:: Letter to the Secretary of King's College London, from John Fletcher, dated 17 October 1842

Date of material:: 17/10/1842

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Bonavis & the trenches west of Banteux. The Fourth Corps had captured Flesquieres, Havrincourt, Moeuvres & Graincourt. It was only by the use of tanks that the Infantry were able to get through the many lines of thick wire. Destruction by guns of this wire would have taken weeks to accomplish. Some of the tanks were fitted with grappling irons & these cleared wide passages through the wire to enable the cavalry to pass through. 21 November 1917 Desultory fighting in Rue Des Vignes where some of our men were holding the bridges and attempting to clear the Germans out [sic] the village. 22-29 November 1917 Positions were being consolidated & units reorganized. The 60th Brigade was pulled out & placed in reserve near Villers Plouich. I met Brigadiers on

Object: Diary of service on the Western Front, 1916-1917, World War One (volume)

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