Letter from Harry Stanley Green to his wife Muriel, June 1917, page 2

• March 9, 2017 02:10:55 Cheryl Ellsworth

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  names were taken today as being good enough

  to pass up, + mine was one! So I think

  I'm alright, + I'm real glad, lassie, because

  the riding tests are very severe here + paramount

  importance is paid to them. It's fairly certain,

  I think, that we shall get our leave on the 21st

  after all, but of course, Army-like, no definite

  word has been given. I'm thinking of changing

  my horse, if possible, before the 29th as he gave

  me a roughish passage this morning. He

  will not be got into the "lane" without trouble
  

  - rear up, swerves + jumps etc. This morning

  I had finally to dismount + get help to lead 

  him in! Once in, we post 2 men at the 

  gate so that he can't dash out, I mount,

  turn him round, + let him have the spurs

  all the way down over the jumps. If I didn't

  he'd refuse again! Of course, we are without

  stirrups.

           We also had an exciting bombing "stunt"

  
  

  
  

  
  

• March 9, 2017 02:08:09 Cheryl Ellsworth

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  names were taken today as being good enough

  to pass up, + mine was one! So I think

  I'm alright, + I'm real glad, lassie, because

  the riding tests are very severe here + paramount

  importance is paid to them. It's fairly certain,

  I think, that we shall get our leave on the 21st

  after all, but of course, Army-like, no definite

  word has been given. I'm thinking of changing

  my horse, if possible, before the 29th as he gave

  me a roughish passage this morning. He

  will not be got into the "lane" without trouble
  

  - rear up, swerves + jumps etc. This morning

  I had finally to dismount + get help to lead 

  him in! Once in, we post 2 men at the 

  gate so that he can't dash out, I mount,

  turn him round, + let him have the spurs

  all the way down over the jumps. If I didn't

  he'd refuse again! Of course, we are without

  stirrups.

           We also had an exciting bombing "shent"

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• March 9, 2017 02:02:38 Cheryl Ellsworth

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  names were taken today as being good enough

  to pass up, + mine was one! So I think

  I'm alright, + I'm real glad, lassie, because

  the riding tests are very severe here + paramount

  importance is paid to them. It's fairly certain,

  I think, that we shall get our leave on the 21st

  after all, but of course, Army-like, no definite

  word has been given. I'm thinking of changing

  my horse, if possible, before the 29th as he gave

  me a roughish passage this morning. He

  will not be got into the "lane" without trouble
  

  - rear up, swerves + jumps etc. This morning

  I had finally to dismount + get help to lead 

  him in! Once in, we post 2 men at the 

  gate so that he can't dash out, I mount,

  turn him round, + let him have the spurs

  all the way down over the jumps. If I didn't

  he'd refuse again! Of course, we are without

  stirrups.

           We also had an exciting bombing "spent"

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• March 6, 2017 23:16:11 Cheryl Ellsworth

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  names were taken today as being good enough

  to pass up, +mine was one! So I think

  I'm alright, +I'm real glad lassie because

  the riding tests are very severe here+ paramount

  importance is paid to them. It's fairly certain,

  I think, that we shall get our leave on the 21st

  after all, but of course Army-like, no definite

  word has been given. I'm thinking of hanging

  my horse, if possible, before the 29th as he gave

  me a roughish passage this morning. He

  will not be got into the "lane" without trouble
  

  -rear up, swerves + jumps etc. This morning

  I had finally to dismount + get help to lead 

  him in! Once in, we post 2 men at the 

  gate so that he can't dash out, I mount,

  turn him round, +let him have the spurs

  all the way down over the jumps. If I didn't

  he'd refuse again! Of course, we are without

  stirrups

           We also had an exciting bombing "hunt"

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 24, 2017 02:28:56 L Brittain

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  names were taken today as being good enough

  to pass up, +mine was one! So I think

  I'm alright, +I'm real glad lassie because

  the riding tests are very severe here+ paramount

  importance is paid to them. It's fairly certain,

  I think, that we shall get our leave on the 21st

  after all, but of course Army-like, no definite

  woed has been given. I'm thinking of hanging

  my horse, if possible, before the 29th as he gave

  me a roughish passage this morning. He

  will not be got into the "lane" without trouble
  

  -rear up, swerves + primps etc. This morning

  I had finally to dismount + get help to lead 

  him in! Once in, we post 2 men at the 

  gate so that he can't dash out, I mount,

  turn him round, +let him have the spurs

  all the way down over the jumps. If I didn't

  he'd refuse again! Of course, we are without

  stirrups

           We also had an exciting bombing "hunt"

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 24, 2017 02:16:34 L Brittain

  names were taken today as being good enough

  to pass up, +mine was one! So I think

  I'm alright, +I'm real glad lassie because

  the riding tests are very severe here+ paramount

  importance is paid to them. It's fairly certain,

  I think, that we shall get our leave on the 21st

  after all, but of course Army-like, no definite

  woed has been given. I'm thinking of hanging

  my horse, if possible, before the 29th as he gave

  me a roughish passage this morning. He

  will not be got into the "lane" without trouble
  

  -rear up, swerves + primps etc. This morning

  I had finally to dismount + get help to lead 

  him in! Once in, we post 2 men at the 

  gate so that he can't dash out, I mount,

  turn him round, +let him have the spurs

  all the way down over the jumps. If I didn't

  he'd refuse again! Of course, we are without

  stirrups

           We also had an exciting bombing "hunt"

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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