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Transcript of letters (1 sheet) (a) Extract from letter from Clarke, camp at Eastbourne to Faith sorrow at the death of Faith's father heard Colonel Maude talking about the war in Flanders "as a speaker .... I didn't think him very good" undated c 1915 ?

1915

From: 1915 To: 1915

(b) Letter from Clarke to Faith honour done by allowing Johnny to come to Scotland with him Johnny's tuition in nature has not been lost upon me as I spent the afternoon very profitably, trying to name the different wild flowers 20 July 1915 (sic) (c) Letter from Clarke to Johnny details of trip to Scotland, visits to Clyde and Loch Lomond 260 men leaving for France tomorrow - want to give chaps a good send off 23 July 1915 (d) Short Poem from Harold A C Clarke Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion The Royal Scots to John Hatton Rolt Orlebar undated (e) Poem of Farewell to Hinwick (after Burns) Clarke convalesced at Hinwick after an illness contracted at the Front (f) Letter from Clarke to Faith describing Johnny's trip to Scotland 10 July 1915 (sic) (g) Letter from Clark when at Glencorse Camp to Faith harangued for two hours on train trip by a Labour supporter thanks for holiday at Hinwick 17 October 1915

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Orlebar, Faith,
Clarke, Harold A C,
Orlebar, John Hatton Rolt,
Maude

Hinwick House, army, letters, World War One - service personnel at home, colonel, Scotland, lance corporal, 1st/7th Battalion Royal Scots, poems