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03 - We are all for the Dardanelles
  • Type:Reading
  • Contributor:Buchanan, Alan
  • Contributor:Darrach, Lee G.
  • Abstract:

    A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter from Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach. In the letter, Lee details his conflict with a regiment officer, his barrack's living conditions, and his aspirations to become a machine gunner. Lee also mentions that a draft will be sent to the Dardanelles, Turkey, in the

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  • Date Recorded:2019
  • Duration:00:03:50
02 - Here I am now for keeps
  • Type:Reading
  • Contributor:Buchanan, Alan
  • Contributor:Darrach, Lee G.
  • Contributor:Virtual Studios Creative Digital Media
  • Abstract:

    A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter from Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach, informing him of his safe whereabouts during his stay in Saltford, England, on July 25th, 1915. In this letter, Lee reveals that he enlisted in the First World War upon returning from France and may soon be sent to Southport

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  • Date Recorded:2019
  • Duration:00:02:19
01 - Worth a man's life to see this place
  • Type:Reading
  • Contributor:Buchanan, Alan
  • Contributor:Darrach, Lee G.
  • Contributor:Virtual Studios Creative Digital Media
  • Abstract:

    A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter from Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach detailing his travel and arrival to England, difficulties with entry paperwork, and his observations about the ports at Liverpool, Manchester, and Eccles. Sent from Eccles, England, June 20th, 1915.

  • Date Recorded:2019
  • Duration:00:04:19