Description: Letters written by a regular officer in the Grenadier Guards to his wife during his service on the Western Front (August 1914 - January 1919) covering his appointments as staff captain at 1st Guards Brigade HQ (August 1914 - February 1915), DAA & QMG to the 1st Division (February - August 1915) and DAQMG to the Guards Division (August 1915 - March 1916). He comments on entertainment for men and officers, his feelings of low morale and depression and the support gained from religious services.
Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from Imperial War Museums' archival catalogue. AMDigital Reference: Documents.5583c.
Original Version
Reproduction of: General Sir Andrew Thorne (III) 1 July - 30 December 1915.
