Private Papers of H H Kassman – Letter from Kassman to Mother, Photograph, Drawings by Jack “Dan” Daniel, September 3, 1941
Date:
03.09.1941
Location:
טוברוק
Personality:
H. Henry Kassman, Jack Daniel
Organization:
הצבא הבריטי
Archive:
Imperial War Museum (IWM)
Folder Number:
Gunner HH Kassman 9-10.1941
Description
Letter from Gunner H. Henry Kassman to his mother, photograph, and drawings by soldier Jack “Dan” Daniel, from within a file of Kassman’s 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.
Pages 1-3: Letter to mother. Army life (campsite moving), including details of structures. Also discusses news of and information from other soldiers. Sketch of bivouac skeleton.
Photograph: “Greenwood & Chapman Tobruk ’41” Champion bivvy builders.
Drawings by Jack “Dan” Daniel: “The lazy man’s guide to bivvy-building”; “Accomodation [sic] to let—basement, unfurnished, sea 10 minutes, view unlimited, guaranteed ‘Gerry-built'”; “Posh Bivvy. Tobruk ’41”.
1.25 pages typed, reproduced photograph, 3 reproduced drawings (pen/pencil). Dated September 3, 1941 (letter).
