Letter. Mark Sykes to Edith Gorst
- Reference No:
- U DDSY2/1/2b/7
- Dates:
- 26 Feb 1901
- Description:
- About his successful attack on the Boers, his laziness, that he has no desire to enter Parliament, prediction for the end of war, the difference between old and new style wire entanglement and trench fortifications, his opinion of the Boers, the incompetence of the Engineers, Tommy's regiment going home, asking her to be in England when he returns, his broken tooth, his new watch dog and the blockhouses built by civilians and Royal Engineers. Includes illustration of a plan of his attack on the Boers, the two systems of fortifications, himself having an idea, his broken tooth, his dog and himself feeling proud.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
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Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere
