Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Cairo

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CreatorSmith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922Title Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, CairoDate1918 November 28DescriptionLetter from Ross to his mother, Jessie Smith, while on active service during World War I. Written at the Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo. Ross speaks of flying to Baghdad in the morning with Generals Salmond[?] and Borton in the morning in his Hanley Page aeroplane, with plans to fly to Australia in the following two months. Also mentions attending a dance that night given by the Russian Grand Duke who killed Rasputin, and the Commander in Chief visiting Cairo.

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TranscriptCorrespondence from Ross to his mother while on active service during World War ICollectionRoss and Keith Smith CollectionSubjectSmith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922Smith, Jessie, 1860-1947World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, AustralianHandley Page (bomber)World War, 1914-1918 -- ArmisticesAirmen -- South Australia -- Correspondence

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Letter from Ross Smith following World War I to his mother, Cairo