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Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Cairo [PRG 18/17/52/1] • Manuscript

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Summary

Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at the Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo. Ross speaks of flying to Baghdad in the morning with Generals Salmond[?] and Borton in the morning in his Hanley Page aeroplane, with plans to fly to Australia in the following two months. Also mentions attending a dance that night given by the Russian Grand Duke who killed Rasputin, and the Commander in Chief visiting Cairo.

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Physical description

1 letter (3 pages) : handwritten ; 0.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

28 November 1918

Creator

Smith, Ross Macpherson

Collection

Part of Ross and Keith Smith Collection

Subject

Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922
Smith, Jessie, 1860-1947
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Australian
Handley Page (bomber)
World War, 1914-1918 -- Armistices
Airmen -- South Australia -- Correspondence

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General notes

To view records of further correspondence in this series do an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on PRG 18/17.

Digitisation information

Date

26/07/2018

Format

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Resolution

4,136 x 5,072 pixels (21.0 MP)

Size

62.95 MB

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