FIRST EDITION 1917 PLUS 2 PERSONAL LETTERS. Charles Lister, Letters And Recollections By Lord Ribblesdale

An English aristocrat’s tribute to his son, Charles Lister, killed at Gallipoli aged 28. He wrote to his father: “Just think, I have been wounded once more, the third time. We were in a trench, observing the Turkish trenches, when suddenly they fired some shells into our trenches. I went along to see what had happened, got my people back into a bit of a trench they had had to leave, then went down the trench, thinking the show was over, and then got it, being struck in the pelvis and my bladder being deranged, and slight injuries in the legs and calves. I have been operated on, but am sketchy as to what has been done. I am on a hospital ship, comfy enough, but feeling the motion of it a good deal, and I have to be in bed and cannot change my position. The hours go slowly, as one does not feel very much up to reading. However, I got to sleep all right I feel this will be a longish job, and I don’t know where I shall do my cure – perhaps Alexandria. My doctor is quite happy at the way things are going. The shell that hit me killed one man and wounded the others. Forgive this scrawl, but it’s not easy to write.” (Lieutenant Charles Lister, Hood Battalion, 2nd Naval Brigade, RND)