Key Information
Reference code
ALANBROOKE 2/1/2
Title
Letters home from India, 1908-1909
Date(s)
- 1908 Oct 4-1909 Dec 23 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 vol, 1 loose item
Scope and content
Letters from Brooke to his mother, Alice Brooke, covering service in India with Royal Field Artillery, Oct 1908-Sep 1909, and with Royal Horse Artillery, Oct-Dec 1909, including training manoeuvres, preparation for the Indian Staff College entrance exams, racing and pig-sticking meets and hunting expeditions. Bound with various related papers, mainly press cuttings, photographs and sketches. Back pocket contains supplement of The Times of India Illustrated Weekly, 14 Apr 1909, including photographs of the Kadir Cup racing and pig-sticking meet.