Private Robert William Price - letters to his wife , item 16

• March 1, 2017 21:45:17 Matthew Morrow

  My Dear Mrs Price

  
  

  I received your letter this evening

  and you really have no need to apologize for

  troubling me - because it is no trouble at all.

  The least I can do is to endeavour to the best of

  my power to lighten if possible the heavy burden

  of sorrow which the sad news of your dear

  husband's death must have thrown upon your

  shoulders.

  There was rather a heavy bombardment taking

  place on the morning of the 30th of March, when

  your husband + some others were caught by a busting

  shell - Your husband was not killed outright,

  but lingered on till he reached the Advanced

  Dressing Station which was close to the line.

  He received every possible attention from the 

  doctors - but in spite of all their efforts his

  wounds were too serious + very shortly afterwards

  he passed peacefully away.

  That same day he was buried at Bard Cottage

  Cemetery not far from Ypres near the spot he

  fell. I conducted the service and there he

  lies in his last resting place with those who died

  with him.

• February 17, 2017 01:08:47 Andrea Weaver

  My Dear Mrs Price

  
  

  I received your letter this evening

  and you really have no need to apologize for

  troubling me - because it is no trouble at all.

  The least I can do is to endeavour to the best of

  my power to lighten if possible the heavy burden

  of sorrow which the sad news of your dear

  husband's death must have thrown upon your

  shoulders.

  There was rather a heavy bombardment taking

  place on the morning of the 30th of March, when

  your husband + some others were caught by a busting

  shell - Your husband was not killed outright,

  but lingered on till he reached the Advanced

  Dressing Station which was close to the line.

  He received every possible attention from the 

  doctors - but in spite of all their efforts his

  wounds were too serious + very shortly afterwards

  he passed peacefully away.

  That same day he was buried at Bard Cottage

  Cemetery not far from Ypresnear the spot he

  fell. I conducted the service and there he

  lies in his last resting place with those who died

  with him.

  
  

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• February 16, 2017 17:22:40 Andrea Weaver

  My Dear Mrs. Price

  
  

  I received your letter this evening

  and you really have no need to apologize for

  troubling me - because it is no trouble at all.

  The least I can do is to endeavour to the best of

  my power to lighten if possible the heavy burden

  of sorrow which the sad news of your dear

  husband's death must have thrown upon your

  shoulders.

  There was rather a heavy bombardment taking

  place on the morning of the 30th of March, when

  your husband + some others were caught by a busting

  shell - Your husband was not killed outright,

  but lingered on till he reached the Advanced

  Dressing Station which was close to the line.

  He received every possible attention from the 

  doctors - but in spite of all their efforts his

  wounds were too serious + very shortly afterwards

  he passed peacefully away.

  That same day he was buried at Bard Cottage

  Cemetery not far from Ypres near the spot he

  fell. I conducted the service and there he

  lies in his last resting place with those who died

  with him.

  
  

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• February 14, 2017 22:44:48 Erin Gordon

  My Dear Mrs. Price

  
  

  I received your letter this evening

  and you really have no need to apologize for

  troubling me - because it is no trouble at all.

  The least I can do is to endeavor to the best of

  my power to lighten if possible the heavy burden

  of sorrow which the sad news of your dear

  husband's death must have thrown upon your

  shoulders.

  There was rather a heavy bombardment taking

  place on the morning of the 30th of March, when

  your husband & some others were caught by a busting

  shell - Your husband was not killed outright

  but lingered on till he reached the Advanced

  Dressing Station which was close to the time.

  He received every possible attention from the 

  doctors - but in spite of all their efforts his

  wounds were too serious & very shortly afterwards

  he passed peacefully away.

  That same day he was buried at Bard Cottage

  Cemetery not far from Ypres near the spot he

  fell. I conducted the service and there he

  lies in his last resting place with those who died

  with him.

  
  

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