Soldier's Last Letter Home Describes Slaughter of His Battalion in Trenches
Derby Evening Telegraph › February 10, 2009
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Leonard Ufton was just 16 when he joined up to fight for King and country in the First World War. He lied about his age in order to be accepted by the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.
It was not long before he was posted to the Front and discovered the terrible reality of trench warfare.See the full content of this document
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Soldier's Last Letter Home Describes Slaughter of His Battalion in Trenches
In March, 1918, he was with his battalion near Hamelincourt, not far from Lille in northern France, when the Germans launched their spring push.
Somehow, betwe...See the full content of this document
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