10 - We don't know that there is a war

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

A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter sent from Private Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach. In this letter, Lee mentions that he has been moved multiple times due to the spread of "spotted fever" and how the persistent poor weather has contributed to its severity. He also tells of his uncertainty around the status of the war and that he has not received letters for 7 weeks. This letter was sent from Codford, England, on January 20th, 1916. 

Genre
Reading
Subject (Geographic)
Codford, England
Southport, England
Subject (Temporal)
1916-01-20
Rights

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Physical Location
Original letters held by the Clyde River Historical Society.
Duration
00:03:55
Editors Note

It was determined that Spotted Fever during WW1 was Meningitis. Men had to sleep in overcrowded huts with little heating or ventilation, and those nearer a heat source were at higher risk.

Member of
Lee G. Darrach War Letters
Model
Audio