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TCG Letter #1542


From
Rob Gilson
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
22 June 1916
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Upon his return from a night working party, Gilson notes that he is cheered to hear from the T.C.B.S.
Notes
This is the last letter written by Gilson to Tolkien before he was killed during the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
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References
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 89
Tolkien and the Great War, p. 136 (oasis); p. 146 ("I have never felt...")
J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend, p. 33 (item 54 contains a large quote from this letter)
Bodleian Library - Family papers 2/1(1)


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