Der Soldat an der Westfront – Der Einsatz von Giftgas
Quelle 2: Arthur Ramsay Stanley-Clarke: Letters from Ypres

Arthur Ramsay Stanley-Clarke (1891–1967) kam mit dem Dorset Regiment im Oktober 1914 an die Front, wo er sich im Mai 1915 bei Ypern im Kampf um Hügel 60 eine Gasvergiftung zuzog. Er wurde in die Heimat verlegt und trat im August 1915 dem Royal Flying Corps bei, mit dem er im Februar 1916 an die Front zurückkehrte. Diesen Brief schrieb Stanley-Clarke aus dem Lazarett an seine Mutter:

“Dear Mother,
This is just a line to say that I am being sent home by the next Red Cross Boat. I shall wire when I get up to Town & shall let you know where they are sending me. I shall try to go to Mrs. Stanley Clarke’s Nursing Home though I don’t know her address (you know, Bertie’s wife). Now you must not worry about me – the Papers talk a lot about one’s chest – it’s all bunkum except in the case of very badly gased men & I had a very light dose, just enough to get one back to England and to tell the truth I want a couple of weeks’ rest badly as my nerves were getting rather dicky, it becomes a bit of a strain now and again but I’ll be as fit as a fiddle in a few weeks, I must be as I have a few scores to settle with the Huns.”

Arthur Ramsay Stanley-Clarke: Letters from Ypres, 7. Mai 1915

Letters from 1914/15 Ypres in der Europeana 1914-1918