Private Papers of H H Kassman – Letter from Kassman to Mother, Photographs, January 9, 1941
Date:
09.01.1941
Location:
לוב
Personality:
H. Henry Kassman
Organization:
הצבא הבריטי
Archive:
Imperial War Museum (IWM)
Folder Number:
Gunner HH Kassman 1-6.1941
Description
Photographs and a short letter from Gunner H. Henry Kassman to his mother, from within a file of his correspondence between 1941-1943 compiled by his daughter in 2010. File’s contents are primarily typed letters and other correspondence, occasionally reproduced (often in addition to the typed version), and also include photographs, diary entries from Kenneth Rankin’s book Top-Hats in Tobruk, some other written materials, and some explanatory material. For further information, please see the folder summary. For all posts about this collection, please click on the “H. Henry Kassman” tag in this post.
Page 7: Very short letter from Henry Kassman to his mother, saying that he and his brother Alec are both still well (Alec is not mentioned by name here). He also mentions that they have “seen literally thousands of Italian prisoners, most of whom seemed quite pleased with their fate.” Letter is dated January 9, 1941 and was received on April 24, 1941. Also, a black and white photograph, reproduced from an album and captioned “Italian prisoners outside Bardia, 1/41”.
Page 8: Two black and white photographs, captioned “More Italian prisoners” and ‘”Western Desert Brew-up 1/41’ (Henry is in the centre)“.
Three black and white photographs, one typed up letter (~half a page including address), dated January 9, 1941 (photographs dated January 1941).
