Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto [PRG 18/17/56] • Manuscript
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.
Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, on board Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto
Letter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, following active service during World War I. Written on 15 and 27 March, and 5 April 1919 at sea on board the Royal Indian Marine Ship Minto (R.I.M.S.). Mentions leaving Calcutta with General Burton and steaming down the Burma coast to Rangoon and further North, to Victoria Point in Burma and on to Penang and Singapore searching for aircraft landing positions along the way with aim of landing 350 to 400 mile distances before flying the 280 miles of open sea to Port Darwin. Speaks of possible delays to the flight to Australia due to the weather and rainy season.