• Reference
    HG12/13/1
  • Title
    Letter (with envelope) from Henry Hugh Longuet Longuet-Higgins, St Mary's Rectory, Johannesburg, South Africa to Edith Augusta Mary Bazeley, Matson Vicarage, Gloucester. On headed paper of Union Castle Line SS Dover Castle.
  • Date free text
    4 Dec 1914 (Postmark 5 Dec)
  • Production date
    From: 1914 To: 1914
  • Scope and Content
    Sends best wishes for Christmas and the new year. Asks the physicians verdict on Jasper (Jasper Selwyn Bazeley, brother of addressee); hopes he will return to Africa. Describes journey to Johannesburg. Is now being given a few days to get used to the altitude. Thinks he will have a immense district to cover and a chunk of the hospital to visit. Saw John [brother?] at Kings Langley before they went to France
  • Level of description
    item