Identity area
Reference code
LAP/1/2/6
Title
Letter from Sir Lawrence to his mother, Mary Pattinson
Date(s)
- 15 Sep 1915 (Creation)
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Item
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1 item, paper.
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Scope and content
Sir Lawrence discusses staying in the Ritz hotel in Paris which has allowed English officers to stay for ten francs a night. He comments on the ""cheeriness and enthusiasm"" the French show for the English Flying Corps, and describes the welcome he recieved.
He describes a message from Sir John French congratulating pilots and observers on recent fighting. Sir Lawrence remarks that the major approves of his 'gun mounting idea' and he hopes for great things to come of it.
Written from the Ritz Hotel, Paris.
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Accruals
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Conditions governing access
Open.