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TCG Letter #1559
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Lieutenant-Colonel Bird
Date
Between 30 October - 7 November 1916
Type
Unknown
Transcript
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Tolkien writes to Commanding Officer
John Wilfred Bird
[1]
offering his regret at suffering from trench fever. He hopes to return to the same Batallion when he is well enough.
1
John Wilfred Bird
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World War I
Trench fever
Related Letters
Letter from
[Captain] E. Munday
to
J.R.R. Tolkien
• 8 November 1916
(#1560)
Letter from
Lieutenant-Colonel Bird / 11th Lancashire Fusiliers
to
The War Office commissions Office
• 9 November 1916
(#1561)
References
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, pp. 101-2 (see various entries from 27 October 1916 onwards to read more on Tolkien's health during this time)
Tolkien and the Great War
, See various mentions of Tolkien's suffering from trench fever.
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