William Norman Collins in Maisières - 2 May, 1917
from Letter from Norman Collins to his family, 2 May 1917, page 143:
We are having a very quiet time at present and having splendid weather. Tonight we are having a bit of a concert. Of course we are the artistes.Someone has unearthed an old piano. More or less in tune.
The Divisional General [Harper] is coming to hear our band.
We have a fine pipe band (sporrans, spats and dyed hose tops)
cite as
Norman Collins, Letter from Norman Collins to his family, 2 May 1917. In Norman Collins, and Richard Van Emden (ed.), Last Man Standing (Barnsley, 2012), p. 143. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1402420466700 accessed: 27 February, 2025
Listeners
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 2 May, 1917 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others |
Notes
Norman Collins served with the Seaforth Highlanders.
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:14:26 +0100