I.viii. Fair copy autograph poem, entitled 'Tel-el-Kebir', written by Lieut. William Tighe,

[1887]
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Tighe, William, 1860-1887
In collection: Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939.
Format: Manuscript
Published / Created: 1887
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Notes:The poem is written on the headed paper of the Hamilton family of Hamwood, Co. Meath. Manuscript annotations in pencil on the verso of page 2 read 'Written by William Tighe Gren Guards When staying at Hamwood a week before he was killed'.

William Frederick Tighe was the eldest son of Col. Frederick Bunbury Tighe and Kathleen Tighe (née Ponsonby) of Woodstock, Inistiogue, Co. Kilkenny. He was a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards, and was killed in action in April 1887.

Physical description: 2 pp

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Arrangement:Sub-fonds