Letter home written by 2nd Lt Albert Brainerd Raynes on his departure for France (2)

Letter home written by my uncle, 2nd Lt Albert Brainerd Raynes, as he is about to depart on the boat for France and the trenches.

Editor's Comment:
Second Lieutenant Albert Brainerd Raynes, Royal Sussex Regiment, attached 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment, was killed in action on 10th March 1915, aged 20. The son of Albert Edward and Alice Mary Raynes, of 201, Denman St., Nottingham, he is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial. Lieutenant Raynes fell on the opening day of the battle of Neuve Chapelle, his battalion taking part in the attack of the 8th Division.

本数据集收录了我的叔父阿尔伯特·布雷纳德·雷尼斯少尉（2nd Lieutenant Albert Brainerd Raynes）在即将登船前往法国、奔赴堑壕战场之际写下的家信。

编者按：
阿尔伯特·布雷纳德·雷尼斯少尉隶属于皇家萨塞克斯团（Royal Sussex Regiment），配属至皇家伯克郡团第2营（2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment），于1915年3月10日阵亡，年仅20岁。他是阿尔伯特·爱德华与爱丽丝·玛丽·雷尼斯的儿子，住址为英国诺丁汉市登曼街201号，其姓名被镌刻于勒图雷纪念纪念碑（Le Touret Memorial）之上。雷尼斯少尉阵亡于讷韦尔沙佩勒战役（Battle of Neuve Chapelle）首日，其所在营作为第8师的攻击部队参与了此次进攻。