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TCG Letter #2818


From
Pte. A. Bradnam
To
Robert Cary Gilson
Date
14 July 1916, [July 1916]
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Unknown
Bradnam, Robert Quilter Gilson's batman, writes to Gilson's father describing the preparations made before battle on Gilson's last day.
Notes
Garth mentions in the footnotes that this information came from two letters, the second of which is undated, so both have been combined into this entry unless/until further information becomes available.
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References
Tolkien and the Great War, p. 153 (RQG before battle)


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