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TCG Letter #1535
From
G.B. Smith
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
23 May 1916
Type
Telegram
Transcript
Unknown
While at Brocton Camp,From http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/exh ... asecamps/broctonzoom2.htm : In the autumn of 1914, only months after the start of the First World War, construction of two large camps began on Cannock Chase. The camps (known as Brocton Camp and Rugeley Camp) were constructed with the permission of Lord Lichfield, on whose estate they were being built. The infrastructure for the camps, including the water supply, sewage systems and the roads all had to be created from scratch before work could begin on the huts and other structures.[1] Tolkien receives a telegram from Smith who is at West Bromwich and on leave until 29 May. He wonders if they could meet.
1 From http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/exh ... asecamps/broctonzoom2.htm : In the autumn of 1914, only months after the start of the First World War, construction of two large camps began on Cannock Chase. The camps (known as Brocton Camp and Rugeley Camp) were constructed with the permission of Lord Lichfield, on whose estate they were being built. The infrastructure for the camps, including the water supply, sewage systems and the roads all had to be created from scratch before work could begin on the huts and other structures. ↩
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