Donaldson, Eric, fl 1915-1916 (Captain)
Person
Dates
- Existence: fl 1915 - 1916
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Letter from her nephew Eric D. [Donaldson] (Military Hospital, Malta), 4 Nov. 1915
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9877/1/4/1/6
Scope and Contents
Sympathising over the death of Hamo and reporting on his enquiries about what had happened (how Hamo had been hit in the leg and died of the infection; reports of his bravery at war; how he was 'plucky' until the last).
Dates:
4 Nov. 1915
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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GBR/0012/MS Add.9877, Egremont Sassoon papers
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Correspondence relating to Siegfried Sassoon and family
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Letters to Theresa Sassoon
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Letters to Theresa Sassoon from her son Hamo Sassoon and from other individuals, including Siegfried Sassoon, following Hamo's death in action
File
Typed copy (on Weirleigh notepaper) of a letter from Captain Donaldson, 2 Jan. 1916
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9877/1/4/1/13
Scope and Contents
Providing further details of the circumstances of Hamo Sassoon's death in action.
Dates:
2 Jan. 1916
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
GBR/0012/MS Add.9877, Egremont Sassoon papers
/
Correspondence relating to Siegfried Sassoon and family
/
Letters to Theresa Sassoon
/
Letters to Theresa Sassoon from her son Hamo Sassoon and from other individuals, including Siegfried Sassoon, following Hamo's death in action