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TCG Letter #1559


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Lieutenant-Colonel Bird
Date
Between 30 October - 7 November 1916
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Unknown
Tolkien writes to Commanding OfficerJohn Wilfred Bird[1] offering his regret at suffering from trench fever. He hopes to return to the same Batallion when he is well enough.

1 John Wilfred Bird ↩
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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), pp. 101-2 (see various entries from 27 October 1916 onwards to read more on Tolkien's health during this time)
Tolkien and the Great War, See various mentions of Tolkien's suffering from trench fever.


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