07 - They can kill me but they can't scare me

Contributors
Voice actor: Buchanan, Alan
Author: Darrach, Lee G.
Recording engineer: Virtual Studios Creative Digital Media
Date Recorded
2019
Abstract

A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter sent from Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach. In this letter, Lee mentions that he has received the watch he had requested from Jack, then describes his grievances, including food scarcity, the trenches and mass casualties from fever. He also gives mention of his recent whereabouts and potential future destinations. This letter was sent from Codford, England, in December 1915.

Genre
Reading
Subject (Geographic)
Codford, England
Tidworth, England
Salisbury Plains, England
Subject (Temporal)
1915-12
Rights

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Physical Location
Original letters held by the Clyde River Historical Society.
Duration
00:04:36
Editors Note

He references India. Over one million Indian troops served in WW1 fighting against Germany.

Member of
Lee G. Darrach War Letters
Model
Audio