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Letter of Private John Anderson, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, to Miss Katharine Robertson.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13553

Scope and Contents

Letter, February 1915, of Private John Anderson, `B` Company, 1st Queen`s Own Cameron Highlanders, describing experiences on the Western Front during the First World War.

The letter is addressed to Miss Katharine Robertson, Edinburgh, whose brother Lieutenant Lewis Robertson, also of the 1st Cameron Highlanders, died of his wounds in November 1914. Private Anderson was instructed to write the letter to Miss Robertson by Major Yeadon, commanding the Battalion.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

0.00 Linear metres (1 letter)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, Susanna Kerr.17 October 201413553

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland
Date
17 10 2014
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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