Francis St. Vincent Morris (1896-1917), Second Lieutenant, Sherwood Foresters, attached Royal Flying Corps: ms notebook containing poems (36) written while serving in the 3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Regiment and subsequently No. 3 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps; also contains ms letters (12) to his mother covering the period of his training, his transfer to the RFC and flying accidents he was involved 1915-1917 (Documents.27624)
Lady Helen Mary Murray (1857-1932), founder of No 10 British Red Cross Hospital: letters and documents rel to the establishment, administration and closing down of No. 10 British Red Cross Hospital at Le Treport, incl ms letters (354) to her husband, Sir George (who was also honorary treasurer of the hospital) typically rel to financial management, collecting donations, stories of bravery, details of injuries, the pressures of running the hospital, and staffing and supply issues 1914-1919 (Documents.27476)
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