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68484: Over the Sacks

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This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This page discusses what happened when the signalling section went 'over the top' on 31 July 1917. |

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This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This page discusses what happened when the signalling section went 'over the top' on 31 July 1917.
This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This page describes the effect of casaulties on Edmund and the bombardment.
This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This page describes the German fortifications.
This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This page describes gathering intelligence, a shift of the German bombardment, and advancing on the enemy position.
This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This pages describes the occupation and bombardment of the 'Black Line' and the Falkenhayn Redoubt.
This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This pages describes the occupation and bombardment of the 'Black Line' and the Falkenhayn Redoubt, and a Capt Murray burying the dead.
This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This page contains a description of the bravery and fortitude, specific and general, of the men of the 11th Royal Sussex.
This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This shows the reverse of the page detailing the men's bravery, and contains a line about 'Midsummer Night's Dream 1917 / by H. C. Naylor, Esq.'
This 'story' offers an account of the opening days of 3rd Ypres, in Edmund Blunden hands. It was written shortly after the experience, and can be compared to 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of the memoir 'Undertones of War' (1928). This image is of the envelope containing the story, inscribed by Edmund, and detailing it's origins.

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Identifier

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Creator

Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974)

Date

July 1917 to December 1917

Date Created

01/07/1917

Temporal Date

31/12/1917

Spatial

Ypres, Belgium

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Pencil

Type

Prose | Prose

Pages

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

Number of Pages

10

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Rights

The Harry Ransom Center / The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate

Collection ID

The Edmund C. Blunden Collection | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection

Repository Name

The Harry Ransom Center

Repository Address

The University of Texas at Austin, 21st and Guadalupe Streets, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA

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