Personal letter [from Colonel] H.E. Ratsey, from 'Busra' [Basra, Iraq], to Scarbrough, describing the conditions in Mesopotamia (mainly Iraq) and the 'wasteful and amateurish work' at the Dockyards, 29 Jul 1917
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 99, fols. 674-676
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Army Civil Engineers criticised for inability to 'make the most of local conditions'; approval for his brother's schemes for two new river boats for Company; regret at General Grey's departure from Iraq [Major Gen. W.W.H. Grey of Miller's, Gold Coast (Ghana)?].
Dates
- Creation: 29 Jul 1917
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3 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 99, fols. 674-676
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