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61040: Letter from T.E. Borrill to his brother, Benjamin Borrill

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A letter written by Lance Corporal Thomas Edgar Borrill (1897-1917), service no. 30938, to his brother Benjamin, both stationed in France. The letter describes the feeling amongst T.E. Borrill's battalion that they will never beat "Jerry" and things getting from "bad to worse". Thanks his brother for the razor that he sent him.

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Creator

Borill, Thomas Edgar

Date

9th September 1917

Date Created

09/09/1917

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Letter

Pages

1, 2, 3, 4

Number of Pages

4

Contributor

Admin | David Borrill

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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