Report of the operations of the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War during the Egyptian campaign, 1884-85 : together with a statement of receipts & expenditure, and correspondence.

British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War.

Date:: [1886]

Credit: Report of the operations of the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War during the Egyptian campaign, 1884-85 : together with a statement of receipts & expenditure, and correspondence. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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$“ Abbassiyeh, Cairo, \2th June^ 1885. “ Dear Mr. Barrington,—I hear you are now in Cairo on your way home from Suakin, so I take this opportunity to write and thank you most sincerely on behalf of myself and the men of the battalion under my command, for the very kind and liberal manner in which we were supplied with ‘ comforts ’ during our camp life in the Soudan. The cocoa and milk, jams, tobacco, and oranges, were real comforts to the men, and were very much appreciated by them, and added much to their comfort in camp. “ I have much pleasure, therefore, in asking you to accept the thanks of the Berkshire Kegiment to the National Aid Society for their kindness to us. ‘‘ Yours truly, ‘‘A. G. HUYSHE, Limt-General, ‘‘ V. B. Kennett-BARRINGTON, Esq., ‘‘ Commanding 1st Berks Regt. ‘‘ National Aid SocietyR Has el Tin, Alexandria, Egypt. “ 14^A June, 1885. “ Dear Mr. Kennett-Barrington,—All the cocoa, jams, tobacco, and oranges which were kindly given as a present to the men of my regiment in the Soudan were much appreciated by them, and I thank you and the National Aid Society for sending them. ********* “ Yours very truly, “W. H. KALSTON, Colonel. “ 2nd East Surrey Eegt.’^$