At Gouzeaucourt, early 1918
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| Author | Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974) |
|---|---|
| Title | At Gouzeaucourt, early 1918 |
| Notes | Manuscript in ink in Edmund Blunden's hand. Corrections also in ink. Published as 'Gouzeaucourt: The Deceitful Calm' in 'Undertones of War' (1928). Refers to the point after Blunden was taken out of the Passchendaele battle in January 1918, and were sent down to the 5th Army Front which would be overrun by the Germans on 21 March 1918 during the St Michael's Offensive, after Blunden had returned to England. Written on the reverse of New Zealand Government Office paper. |
| Item Date | Unknown |
| Creation place | Unknown |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pen |
| Content | Poem |
| Page | 1 of 2 |
| Collection ID | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection |
| Repository name | Harry Ransom Center |
| Repository address | The University of Texas at Austin 21st and Guadalupe Streets Austin Texas 78712 USA |
| Repository URL | http://www.hrc.utexas.edu |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Filename | EBHRC_235.jpg |
| Copyright | The Harry Ransom Center / The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/9380/9335 |
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| Author | Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974) |
|---|---|
| Title | At Gouzeaucourt, early 1918 |
| Notes | Manuscript in ink in Edmund Blunden's hand. Corrections also in ink. Published as 'Gouzeaucourt: The Deceitful Calm' in 'Undertones of War' (1928). Refers to the point after Blunden was taken out of the Passchendaele battle in January 1918, and were sent down to the 5th Army Front which would be overrun by the Germans on 21 March 1918 during the St Michael's offensive, after Blunden had returned to England. Written on the reverse of New Zealand Government Office paper. |
| Item Date | Unknown |
| Creation place | Unknown |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pen |
| Content | Poem |
| Collection ID | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection |
| Repository name | Harry Ransom Center |
| Repository address | The University of Texas at Austin 21st and Guadalupe Streets Austin Texas 78712 USA |
| Repository URL | http://www.hrc.utexas.edu |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Copyright | The Harry Ransom Center / The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/9380 |
