Captain/Major Harold Ward Correspondence, item 72
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The hedges here are not
fully in leaf but one can
almost see the leaves growing
so quickly is the sun bringing
them out. Tell Nia we are
doing our best but there is
such a lot to do and it is
impossible to get on without
doing all the work thoroughly.
Yes you must keep smiling
Lassie. I try to do so. I am
up again now and am
all by my lonesome. Bird has
gone on a course and my
one remaining officer I have
in a post about a quarter
of an hour's walk away. There
is a kind of lull in this
post of the line + so it
appears to be fairly peaceful
for a few days. Of course
there are a few more dangers
than there are at home but
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as the Boche has not yet
exhausted all his shells that
is only to be expected. We had
one coldish day and the
weather has not got quite so
warm again - still it is very
nice. It will be lovely to
get home to you again for
a talk, a love + a romp
with Kenneth + well heaps
of other things besides. I have
got a new kind of home now
My bed consists of a more or less
flat piece of ground raised
about a foot from the floor of
a quarry. At least it is hardly
a quarry, more like a bite
out of the side of a chalk bank
There is a roof made of corrugated
iron + tarpaulin (mixed) - a side
of the same mixture + a door
composed of a blanket. I have
a stove also which I can burn
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left page
The hedges here are not
fully in leaf but one can
almost see the leaves growing
so quickly is the sun bringing
them out. Tell Nia we are
doing our best but there is
such a lot to do and it is
impossible to get on without
doing all the work thoroughly.
Yes you must keep smiling
Lassie. I try to do so. I am
up again now and am
all by my lonesome. Bird has
gone on a course and my
one remaining officer I have
in a post about a quarter
of an hour's walk away. There
is a kind of lull in this
post of the line + so it
appears to be fairly peaceful
for a few days. Of course
there are a few more dangers
than there are at home but
right page
as the Boche has not yet
exhausted all his shells that
is only to be expected. We had
one coldish day and the
weather has not got quite so
warm again - still it is very
nice. It will be lovely to
get home to you again for
a talk, a love + a romp
with Kenneth + well heaps
of other things besides. I have
got a new kind of home now
My bed consists of a more or less
flat piece of ground raised
about a foot from the floor of
a quarry. At least it is hardly
a quarry, more like a bite
out of the side of a chalk bank
There is a roof made of corrugated
iron + tarpaulin (mixed) - a side
of the same mixture + a door
composed of a blanket. I have
a stone also which I can
-
The hedges here are not
fully on leaf but one can
almost see the leaves growing
so quickly is the sun bringing
them out. Tell ... we are
doing our best but there is
such a lot to do and it is
impossible to get on without
doing all the work thoroughly
Yes you must keep smiling
Lassie. I try to do so. I am
up again now and am
all by my lonesome. Bird has
gone on a course and my
one remaining officer I have
in a post about a quarter
of an hour walk away. There
is a kind of lull in this
post of the line + so it
appears to be fairly peaceful
for a few days. Of course
there are a few more dangers
than there are at home but
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as the Boche has not yet
exhausted all his shells that
is only to be expected. We had
one coldish day and the
weather has not got quite so
warm again- still it is very
nice. It will be lovely to
get home to you again for
a talk a love + a romp
with Kenneth + well heaps
of other things besides. I have
got a new kind of home now
My bed consists of a more or less
flat piece of ground raised
about a foot from the floor of
a quarry. At least it is hardly
a quarry, more like a bite
out of the side of a chalk bank
There is a roof made of corrugated
iron + tarpaulin (mixed) - a side
of the same mixture + a door
composed of a blanket. I have
a stone also which I can ...
-
The hedges here are not
fully on leaf but one can
almost see the leaves growing
so quickly is the sun bringing
them out. Tell ... we are
doing our best but there is
such a lot to do and it is
impossible to get on without
doing all the work thoroughly
Yes you must keep smiling
Lassie. I try to do so. I am
up again now and am
all by my lonesome. Bird has
gone on a course and my
one remaining officer I have
in a post about a quarter
of an hour walk away. There
is a kind of lull in this
post of the line + so it
appears to be fairly peaceful
for a few days. Of course
there are a few more dangers
than there are at home but
[next page]
as the Boche has not yet
exhausted all his shells that
is only to be expected. We had
one coldish day and the
weather has not got quite so
-
The hedges here are not
fully on leaf but one can
almost see the leaves growing
so quickly is the sun bringing
them out. Tell ... we are
doing our best but there is
such a lot to do and it is
impossible to get on without
doing all the work thoroughly
Yes you must keep smiling
Lassie. I try to do so. I am
up again now and am
all by my lonesome. Bird has
gone on a course and my
one remaining officer I have
in a post about a quarter
of an hour walk away. There
is a kind of lull in this
post of the line + so it
appears to be fairly peaceful
for a few days. Of course
there are a few more dangers
than there are at home but
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Havrincourt, Ribecourt-la-Tour,
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Story location Havrincourt, Ribecourt-la-Tour,
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- 5037 / 56440
- Contributor
- Kate Ward
April 7, 1917
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