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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby, 30 December 1915

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/21/30

Scope and Contents

Willoughby, who signs himself 'Middleton', thanks Ewart for sending him his paper. He comments on the retreat of the ponies belonging to the Ross Mountain Battery from the Dardanelles. He heard from the director of army remounts that when the Lovat scouts were dismounted all their mates were returned to Scotland and sold at various places.

Dates

  • Creation: 30 December 1915

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

1 leaf

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Biographical / Historical

Willoughby probably refers to Ewart's paper 'Studies of the Development of the Horse, I: The Development during the Third Week', which appeared in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 51, 287-329.

Extent

From the Series: 4 boxes

Physical Location

CLX-A-1138

Physical Description

1 leaf

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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