Correspondence File 8: September 1916-July 1917

Correspondence from John Gordon Bennett and his wife Dorothy to his family. Correspondence from both of them up to November 1916 is from India (Medak and Coonoor). From December 1916 Bennett's correspondence is written whilst a YMCA chaplain during the Mesopotamia campaign of World War One whereas h...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1396
Date(s) of creation: 13 Sep 1916-12 Jul [19]17
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1396
Summary: Correspondence from John Gordon Bennett and his wife Dorothy to his family. Correspondence from both of them up to November 1916 is from India (Medak and Coonoor). From December 1916 Bennett's correspondence is written whilst a YMCA chaplain during the Mesopotamia campaign of World War One whereas his wife's correspondence is written from India (Coonoor). With cover sheet by Antony Bennett highlighting some letters and also comments on John Gordon Bennett's diary.
Extent: 1 file
Arrangement: Chronological with files and letters numbered by a member of the Bennett family
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by the Bennett family
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
File number: 8
Related material: John Gordon Bennett's diary, for the period from 12 December 1916 to 16 May 1917, is held in MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1394.
Format: Archive