Eccles Bequest. Vol. LXIX. Miscellaneous works of the following; 1916-1959, n.d. Mostly typewritten.1.Siegfried Sassoon; [1916]. Autograph draft of 'The March Past'. Written on Christmas Day 1916. Placed in an envelope with a drawing of a man in uni... 1908-1959
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