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Letters from the Great War: “Thank God, I did not get any shell”
Exeter, England – June 25th, 1917 – (Letter #25) Dear Brother; Just a few lines to let you know I am in England in hospital in Exeter. Is in the South…
Read MoreLetters from the Great War: “Old Wilson did take a tumble”
France – April 28th, 1917 (Letter #24) Dear Brother; Just a few lines to let you know I am well. Hoping this will find you all the same. I have not…
Read MoreLetters from the Great War: “Your old humble is still on top yet”
France – April 22nd, 1917 – (Letter #23) Dear Brother; Just a line. As you know, I have been carrying this letter for a long time, but I am sending…
Read MoreLetters from the Great War: “A letter like this could cost me 10 years in prison or up against a brick wall”
France – March 18, 1917 – (Letter #22) Dear Brother Jack & B; Just a few lines to let you know I am in the pink. Hoping this will find…
Read MoreLetters from the Great War: “We are all in France now…of course, it is not hotel conditions”
France – March 10th, 1917 – (Letter #21) Dear Brother; Jack and B, your most welcome letter received in Egypt some few weeks ago and was pleased to hear you are…
Read MoreLetters from the Great War: “I am still on the desert”
Egypt – October 4th, 1916 – (Letter #20) Dear Brother; Jack and B, just a few lines to let you know I am in the pink. Hoping you are all the…
Read MoreLetters from the Great War: “This is a cut out of the English Papers about our time in Egypt”
Egypt – August 28th, 1916 – (Letter #19) Dear Brother; Just a few lines to let you know I am in the pink. Hoping this will find you all the same.…
Read MoreLetters from the Great War – “We had something doing the past ten days”
Somewhere in Egypt/Middle East – August 6th, 1916 – (Letter #18) Dear Brother; Your most welcome letter received. Glad to hear you are all well, as this leaves me at present.…
Read MoreLetters from the Great War – “I don’t think this can last much longer or I hope not”
Somewhere in Egypt/Middle East – August 2, 1916 – (Letter #17) Dear Brother; Jack, just a few lines to let you know I am in the pink. Hoping this finds…
Read MoreLetters from the Great War – “It’s too bad about Lord Kitchener’s ship going down”
Somewhere in Egypt/Middle East – June 27, 1916 – (Letter #16) Dear Brother; Just a few lines to let you know I am in the pink. Hoping this will find you…
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