Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/180/3
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/180/3
Title
Typescript letter signed to Beaton, from 'Nikinokabod, Siberia'
Date(s)
- 1939–1945 (Circa) (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1913-1966)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Praises Beaton's letter. Is in a little wooden hut in the middle of a swamp. Describes his surroundings. A 'very sweet Florence Nightingale' is looking after him. Finds it pleasant not to be able to obtain a daily paper, but does not like the newspapers they get on Sundays. Discusses the nurses and staff. Describes his illness. Tells Beaton about the morse examination. Asks about Francis Rose. Spends a lot of time listening to the BBC.