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Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I

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Letter from Major Eady. Lydd Kent July 3td / 16.
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Copy - Letter from Major Eady
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Dear Sir Please see the enclosed letter from the M.O. i/c troops, Lydd.
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2/Lieut. Swammell joined the battery on the 2nd June 1916. He will tell you how he was wounded , and since then has been working exceedingly hard training observers & doing the general work in the battery, of which he is Senior Subaltern & I have no Captain. For the last fortnight I have noticed that he has been looking unwell. He has gone steadily worse & he now gives me the idea that he is on the brink of a mental breakdown. By profession he is a surveyor and calculations should have no difficulties for him. But he last few days if appears to require a mental effort to do calculations. He is such a charming hard working fellow that I shall be more than sorry to lose him. The battery will be proceeding overseas by the end of this month, so I should be greatly obliged if I could have your report & recommendation upon him as early as possible, as if he will be unable to go out with the battery I must get him replaced as soon as possible. C E Eady Maj. RGA  DC 133rd Siege battery RGA
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Lydd, Kent July 3rd/16.
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Dear Sir:
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Please see the enclosed letter from the M.O. i/c troops, Lydd.
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2/Lieut Swannell joined the battery on the 2nd June 1916. He will tell you how he was wounded, and since then has been working exceedingly hard training observers & doing the general work in the battery, of which he is Senior Subaltern.  I have no Captain. For the last fortnight I have noticed that he has been looking unwell. He has gone steadily worse & he now gives me the idea that he is on the brink of a mental breakdown. By profession he is a surveyor and calculations should have no difficulties for him. But he last few days if appears to require a mental effort to do calculations. He is such a charming hard working fellow that I shall be more than sorry to lose him. The battery will be proceeding overseas by the end of this month, so I should be greatly obliged if I could have your report & recommendation upon him as early as possible, as if he will be unable to go out with the battery I must get him replaced as soon as possible.
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C E Eady Maj. RGA  DC 133rd Siege battery RGA
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BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 5 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1916.

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Copy - Letter from Major Eady

Lydd, Kent July 3rd/16.

Dear Sir: 

Please see the enclosed letter from the M.O. i/c troops, Lydd.

2/Lieut Swannell joined the battery on the 2nd June 1916. He will tell you how he was wounded, and since then has been working exceedingly hard training observers & doing the general work in the battery, of which he is Senior Subaltern. I have no Captain. For the last fortnight I have noticed that he has been looking unwell. He has gone steadily worse & he now gives me the idea that he is on the brink of a mental breakdown. By profession he is a surveyor and calculations should have no difficulties for him. But he last few days if appears to require a mental effort to do calculations. He is such a charming hard working fellow that I shall be more than sorry to lose him. The battery will be proceeding overseas by the end of this month, so I should be greatly obliged if I could have your report & recommendation upon him as early as possible, as if he will be unable to go out with the battery I must get him replaced as soon as possible.

C E Eady Maj. RGA DC 133rd Siege battery RGA

BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 5 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1916.