Letter. Mark Sykes, Rhenoster Bridge to Edith Gorst

Reference No:
U DDSY2/1/2b/18
Dates:
[1901]
Description:
About his dislike of the distasteful 'Visits of Elizabeth' [Elinor Glyn], the abundance of senseless orders and army incompetence, his opinion of the treatment and use of black people as night watchmen, the incompetent new commanding officer and comparisons of his war experience with Rudyard Kipling's poem 'Bridge-Guard in the Karroo'.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 item
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Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere