Identity area
Reference code
Hiller/B/B16
Unique identifier
GB 275 Hiller/B/B16
Title
Autograph letter signed from Hiller to his parents
Date(s)
- 7 May 1915 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1895-1915)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Is going into trenches tonight. Didn't see Fawcett's death in papers. Lost lot of men at Ypres. Canadians sworn never to take prisoners as Germans crucified Canadian on barn door with bayonets. Have pads to cover faces against German gas.