| Description | Letters and postcards to Norman's parents, 1914. Postcard to Norman's mother, 25th Aug 1914. Asks her to send socks but not pencils, and talks about the organisation of companies for foreign service. Postcard to Mr S. Dunkerley, 2nd Sep. 1914. Talks of deployment to Egypt. Postcard to D. Dunkerley, 4th Sep. 1914. Letter to Norman's mother written on notepad paper, Sep. 5 1914. Typed letter to 'Ma' from Gibraltar, 11th Sep. 1914. Talks about the voyage on the Troop Ship 'Avon', food on-board, ships in the fleet and future letters; part hand-written draft also present. Letter to Ma from Troop Ship Avon - 21st Sep 1914. Original draft, mostly typed. Describes landing at Gibraltar, working with the Adjutant, cricket match between "G" and "D" companies, as well as food and pets of the sailors; two final copies also present. Letter to Norman's family from H.M.S. Avon, 25th Sep. 1914. Talks of arriving in Malta, cricket, landing at Alexandria and arriving at Heliopolis Camp, and Arab markets and women. A hand written copy of this letter. Letters to Norman's family from Egypt, handwritten: 27th Sep 1914, describes life in Cairo, the presence of Indian troops, the pyramids, wildlife and the YMCA; 10th Oct 1914, talks of the weather, duties and parcels; 11th Oct 1914, details walk to the pyramids, food, camp, knowledge of French, flies, films and native burial rituals; 19th Oct 1914, asks about finances at home, and talks about native women and letters to his friends. Also includes a brief chronology of Norman's deployment to Sep; 24th Oct 1914, describes wildlife, rugby, languages in Egypt, inoculation and the army band; 1st Nov 1914, to 'Folks'. Contains information about Divisional Route March, native feast, electric lights and moths, bathing arrangements and women. |
