“Jack’s war” – twenty years in the British Army , item 18

• February 12, 2018 18:52:29 Annick Rodriguez

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  clock I was winding so

  I left it to be fixed

  and I will send it to

  you as soon as ever I

  can. do not be angry

  with me. for you might

  think I did not want to

  send it to you. Dear Jack

  I had a letter from Verna

  she tells me the Boy is

  discharged , she is coming

  down soon every letter

  I get from her she asks

  for her Brother Jack

  I am glad to tell you

  Lom Mollie and Peg

  are doing grand.

  [next page]

              2

  cause of I not being too

  well. but I am as

  happy as Larry now

  when I know you are

  alright. and not in

  the hard fighting that

  is going on now. thank

  God for that. I wish

  it was over. I shall

  be delighted when I have

  you home again. Well

  Dear Jack. I was sending

  you the Watch and I 

  went to wind it and

  Broke the Spring. Lom

  was mad with me and

  asked me was it the

  [/upper left image]

  [lower left image]

  one is for your Mother

  I must give it to her.

  Well Dear Jack there is

  terrible Sickness in the

  Town. called the Flue.

  the Poor Girls were

  collapsing at their work

  they had to close down

  the Mills but thank

  God there are no Deaths

  here it is awful in 

  other Parts of Ireland

  Poor Verna was bad

  with it in Dublin

  she is much Better

  now.

  [next page]

  Well Dear I see you

  have Sent me 4 Pound

  to buy a Dress. I did

  not receive it as yet.

  I may get it next week

  I shall let you know

  as soon as I do , you

  are very good. you

  tell me I have a fine

  leg of you, roll on

  until you come home

  I shall be pulling

  your two, I got your

  P.Cards you sent

  they are lovely

  [/lower left image]

  [upper right image]

  woman. I wrote to you

  yesterday, I told you

  Verna was coming down

  next month there are

  a couple more deaths

  from the Flu Since

  Sunday. God take care

  of us. Well my Dear

  I have not much to tell

  you until I hear from

  you again. So  I will

  close with the very

  best of Love to you

             I remain Your

          ever Loving Wife

              Maggie

           xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

                   xxxxxxxxxx

  I hope it wont be long until

  I get a couple of those

  [/upper right image]

  [lower right image]

  lasting a long time it

  would be well for every

  one it was over. I was

  speaking to Earleys Sisher

  She doe not know his

  address so write to him

  well Jack. you tell me it

  was a good job you

  were not at home. over

  that letter you would

  give me a smack in

  the jaw I dont think

  you would, no one

  ever give me that

  [next page]

  we are having very bad

  weather here at present

  I washed blankets last

  week and did not get

  them. dry yet. raining

  every day this three

  weeks. and the nights

  gets very cold I think

  we are in for a hard

  winter , Well Dear I am

  glad to hear your time

  is getting short for Leave

  I shall be delighted to

  see you. this war is

  [/lower right image]

• February 12, 2018 18:51:43 Annick Rodriguez

  [upper left image]

                         3

  clock I was winding so

  I left it to be fixed

  and I will send it to

  you as soon as ever I

  can. do not be angry

  with me. for you might

  think I did not want to

  send it to you. Dear Jack

  I had a letter from Verna

  she tells me the Boy is

  discharged , she is coming

  down soon every letter

  I get from her she asks

  for her Brother Jack

  I am glad to tell you

  Lom Mollie and Peg

  are doing grand.

  [next page]

              2

  cause of I not being too

  well. but I am as

  happy as Larry now

  when I know you are

  alright. and not in

  the hard fighting that

  is going on now. thank

  God for that. I wish

  it was over. I shall

  be delighted when I have

  you home again. Well

  Dear Jack. I was sending

  you the Watch and I 

  went to wind it and

  Broke the Spring. Lom

  was mad with me and

  asked me was it the

  [/upper left image]

  [lower left image]

  one is for your Mother

  I must give it to her.

  Well Dear Jack there is

  terrible Sickness in the

  Town. called the Flue.

  the Poor Girls were

  collapsing at their work

  they had to close down

  the Mills but thank

  God there are no Deaths

  here it is awful in 

  other Parts of Ireland

  Poor Verna was bad

  with it in Dublin

  she is much Better

  now.

  [next page]

  Well Dear I see you

  have Sent me 4 Pound

  to buy a Dress. I did

  not receive it as yet.

  I may get it next week

  I shall let you know

  as soon as I do , you

  are very good. you

  tell me I have a fine

  leg of you, roll on

  until you come home

  I shall be pulling

  your two, I got your

  P.Cards you sent

  they are lovely

  [/lower left image]

  [upper right image]

  woman. I wrote to you

  yesterday, I told you

  Verna was coming down

  next month there are

  a couple more deaths

  from the Flu Since

  Sunday. God take care

  of us. Well my Dear

  I have not much to tell

  you until I hear from

  you again. So  I will

  close with the very

  best of Love to you

             I remain Your

          ever Loving Wife

              Maggie

           xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

                   xxxxxxxxxx

  I hope it wont be long until

  I get a couple of those

  [/upper right image]

  [lower right image]

  lasting a long time it

  would be well for every

  one it was over. I was

  speaking to Earleys Sisher

  She doe not know his

  address so write to him

  well Jack. you tell me it

  was a good job you

  were not at home. over

  that letter you would

  give me a smack in

  the jaw I dont think

  you would, no one

  ever give me that

  [next page]

  we are having very bad

  weather here at present

  I washed blankets last

  week and did not get

  them. dry yet. raining

  every day this three

  weeks. and the nights

  gets very cold I think

  we are in for a hard

  winter , Well Dear I am

  glad to hear your time

  is getting short for Leave

  I shall be delighted to

  see you. this war is

  
  

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• February 12, 2018 18:48:19 Annick Rodriguez

  [upper left image]

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  clock I was winding so

  I left it to be fixed

  and I will send it to

  you as soon as ever I

  can. do not be angry

  with me. for you might

  think I did not want to

  send it to you. Dear Jack

  I had a letter from Verna

  she tells me the Boy is

  discharged , she is coming

  down soon every letter

  I get from her she asks

  for her Brother Jack

  I am glad to tell you

  Lom Mollie and Peg

  are doing grand.

  [next page]

              2

  cause of I not being too

  well. but I am as

  happy as Larry now

  when I know you are

  alright. and not in

  the hard fighting that

  is going on now. thank

  God for that. I wish

  it was over. I shall

  be delighted when I have

  you home again. Well

  Dear Jack. I was sending

  you the Watch and I 

  went to wind it and

  Broke the Spring. Lom

  was mad with me and

  asked me was it the

  [/upper left image]

  [lower left image]

  one is for your Mother

  I must give it to her.

  Well Dear Jack there is

  terrible Sickness in the

  Town. called the Flue.

  the Poor Girls were

  collapsing at their work

  they had to close down

  the Mills but thank

  God there are no Deaths

  here it is awful in 

  other Parts of Ireland

  Poor Verna was bad

  with it in Dublin

  she is much Better

  now.

  [next page]

  Well Dear I see you

  have Sent me 4 Pound

  to buy a Dress. I did

  not receive it as yet.

  I may get it next week

  I shall let you know

  as soon as I do , you

  are very good. you

  tell me I have a fine

  leg of you, roll on

  until you come home

  I shall be pulling

  your two, I got your

  P.Cards you sent

  they are lovely

  [/lower left image]

  [upper right image]

  woman. I wrote to you

  yesterday, I told you

  Verna was coming down

  next month there are

  a couple more deaths

  from the Flu Since

  Sunday. God take care

  of us. Well my Dear

  I have not much to tell

  you until I hear from

  you again. So  I will

  close with the very

  best of Love to you

             I remain Your

          ever Loving Wife

              Maggie

           xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

                   xxxxxxxxxx

  I hope it wont be long until

  I get a couple of those

  [/upper right image]

  [lower right image]

  lasting a long time it

  would be well for every

  one it was over. I was

  speaking to Earleys Sisher

  She doe not know his

  address so write to him

  well Jack. you tell me it

  was a good job you

  were not at home. over

  that letter you would

  give me a smack in

  the jaw I dont think

  you would, no one

  ever give me that

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 12, 2018 18:44:56 Annick Rodriguez

  [upper left image]

                         3

  clock I was winding so

  I left it to be fixed

  and I will send it to

  you as soon as ever I

  can. do not be angry

  with me. for you might

  think I did not want to

  send it to you. Dear Jack

  I had a letter from Verna

  she tells me the Boy is

  discharged , she is coming

  down soon every letter

  I get from her she asks

  for her Brother Jack

  I am glad to tell you

  Lom Mollie and Peg

  are doing grand.

  [next page]

              2

  cause of I not being too

  well. but I am as

  happy as Larry now

  when I know you are

  alright. and not in

  the hard fighting that

  is going on now. thank

  God for that. I wish

  it was over. I shall

  be delighted when I have

  you home again. Well

  Dear Jack. I was sending

  you the Watch and I 

  went to wind it and

  Broke the Spring. Lom

  was mad with me and

  asked me was it the

  [/upper left image]

  [lower left image]

  one is for your Mother

  I must give it to her.

  Well Dear Jack there is

  terrible Sickness in the

  Town. called the Flue.

  the Poor Girls were

  collapsing at their work

  they had to close down

  the Mills but thank

  God there are no Deaths

  here it is awful in 

  other Parts of Ireland

  Poor Verna was bad

  with it in Dublin

  she is much Better

  now.

  [next page]

  Well Dear I see you

  have Sent me 4 Pound

  to buy a Dress. I did

  not receive it as yet.

  I may get it next week

  I shall let you know

  as soon as I do , you

  are very good. you

  tell me I have a fine

  leg of you, roll on

  until you come home

  I shall be pulling

  your two, I got your

  P.Cards you sent

  they are lovely

  [/lower left image]

  [upper right image]

  woman. I wrote to you

  yesterday, I told you

  Verna was coming down

  next month there are

  a couple more deaths

  from the Flu Since

  Sunday. God take care

  of us. Well my Dear

  I have not much to tell

  you until I hear from

  you again. So  I will

  close with the very

  best of Love to you

             I remain Your

          ever Loving Wife

              Maggie

           xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

                   xxxxxxxxxx

  I hope it wont be long until

  I get a couple of those

  [/upper right image]

  
  

  
  

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• February 12, 2018 18:14:35 Annick Rodriguez

  [upper left image]

                         3

  clock I was winding so

  I left it to be fixed

  and I will send it to

  you as soon as ever I

  can. do not be angry

  with me. for you might

  think I did not want to

  send it to you. Dear Jack

  I had a letter from Verna

  she tells me the Boy is

  discharged , she is coming

  down soon every letter

  I get from her she asks

  for her Brother Jack

  I am glad to tell you

  Lom Mollie and Peg

  are doing grand.

  [next page]

              2

  cause of I not being too

  well. but I am as

  happy as Larry now

  when I know you are

  alright. and not in

  the hard fighting that

  is going on now. thank

  God for that. I wish

  it was over. I shall

  be delighted when I have

  you home again. Well

  Dear Jack. I was sending

  you the Watch and I 

  went to wind it and

  Broke the Spring. Lom

  was mad with me and

  asked me was it the

  [/upper left image]

  [lower left image]

  one is for your Mother

  I must give it to her.

  Well Dear Jack there is

  terrible Sickness in the

  Town. called the Flue.

  the Poor Girls were

  collapsing at their work

  they had to close down

  the Mills but thank

  God there are no Deaths

  here it is awful in 

  other Parts of Ireland

  Poor Verna was bad

  with it in Dublin

  she is much Better

  now.

  [next page]

  Well Dear I see you

  have Sent me 4 Pound

  to buy a Dress. I did

  not receive it as yet.

  I may get it next week

  I shall let you know

  as soon as I do , you

  are very good. you

  tell me I have a fine

  leg of you, roll on

  until you come home

  I shall be pulling

  your two, I got your

  P.Cards you sent

  they are lovely

  [/lower left image]

  [upper right image]

  woman. I wrote to you

  yesterday, I told you

  Verna was coming down

  next month there are

  a couple more deaths

  from the Flu Since

  Sunday. God take care

  of us. Well my Dear

  I have not much to tell

  you until I hear from

  you again. So  I will

  close with the very

  best of Love to you

             I remain Your

          ever Loving Wife

              Maggie

           xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

                   xxxxxxxxxx

  I hope it wont be long until

  I get a couple of those

  
  

  
  

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• February 12, 2018 18:13:15 Annick Rodriguez

  [upper left image]

                         3

  clock I was winding so

  I left it to be fixed

  and I will send it to

  you as soon as ever I

  can. do not be angry

  with me. for you might

  think I did not want to

  send it to you. Dear Jack

  I had a letter from Verna

  she tells me the Boy is

  discharged , she is coming

  down soon every letter

  I get from her she asks

  for her Brother Jack

  I am glad to tell you

  Lom Mollie and Peg

  are doing grand.

  [next page]

              2

  cause of I not being too

  well. but I am as

  happy as Larry now

  when I know you are

  alright. and not in

  the hard fighting that

  is going on now. thank

  God for that. I wish

  it was over. I shall

  be delighted when I have

  you home again. Well

  Dear Jack. I was sending

  you the Watch and I 

  went to wind it and

  Broke the Spring. Lom

  was mad with me and

  asked me was it the

  [/upper left image]

  [lower left image]

  one is for your Mother

  I must give it to her.

  Well Dear Jack there is

  terrible Sickness in the

  Town. called the Flue.

  the Poor Girls were

  collapsing at their work

  they had to close down

  the Mills but thank

  God there are no Deaths

  here it is awful in 

  other Parts of Ireland

  Poor Verna was bad

  with it in Dublin

  she is much Better

  now.

  [next page]

  Well Dear I see you

  have Sent me 4 Pound

  to buy a Dress. I did

  not receive it as yet.

  I may get it next week

  I shall let you know

  as soon as I do , you

  are very good. you

  tell me I have a fine

  leg of you, roll on

  until you come home

  I shall be pulling

  your two, I got your

  P.Cards you sent

  they are lovely

  [/lower left image]

  [upper right image]

  woman. I wrote to you

  yesterday, I told you

  Verna was coming down

  next month there are

  a couple more deaths

  from the Flu Since

  Sunday. God take care

  of us. Well my Dear

  I have not much to tell

  you until I hear from

  you again. So  I will

  close with the very

  best of Love to you

  
  

  
  

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• February 12, 2018 18:06:42 Annick Rodriguez

  [upper left image]

                         3

  clock I was winding so

  I left it to be fixed

  and I will send it to

  you as soon as ever I

  can. do not be angry

  with me. for you might

  think I did not want to

  send it to you. Dear Jack

  I had a letter from Verna

  she tells me the Boy is

  discharged , she is coming

  down soon every letter

  I get from her she asks

  for her Brother Jack

  I am glad to tell you

  Lom Mollie and Peg

  are doing grand.

  [next page]

              2

  cause of I not being too

  well. but I am as

  happy as Larry now

  when I know you are

  alright. and not in

  the hard fighting that

  is going on now. thank

  God for that. I wish

  it was over. I shall

  be delighted when I have

  you home again. Well

  Dear Jack. I was sending

  you the Watch and I 

  went to wind it and

  Broke the Spring. Lom

  was mad with me and

  asked me was it the

  [/upper left image]

  [lower left image]

  one is for your Mother

  I must give it to her.

  Well Dear Jack there is

  terrible Sickness in the

  Town. called the Flue.

  the Poor Girls were

  collapsing at their work

  they had to close down

  the Mills but thank

  God there are no Deaths

  here it is awful in 

  other Parts of Ireland

  Poor Verna was bad

  with it in Dublin

  she is much Better

  now.

  [next page]

  Well Dear I see you

  have Sent me 4 Pound

  to buy a Dress. I did

  not receive it as yet.

  I may get it next week

  I shall

  
  

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• February 12, 2018 16:40:34 Annick Rodriguez

  [upper left image]

                         3

  clock I was winding so

  I left it to be fixed

  and I will send it to

  you as soon as ever I

  can. do not be angry

  with me. for you might

  think I did not want to

  send it to you. Dear Jack

  I had a letter from Verna

  she tells me the Boy is

  discharged , she is coming

  down soon every letter

  I get from her she asks

  for her Brother Jack

  I am glad to tell you

  Lom Mollie and Peg

  are doing grand.

  [next page]

              2

  cause of I not being too

  well. but I am as

  happy as Larry now

  when I know you are

  alright. and not in

  the hard fighting that

  is going on now. thank

  God for that. I wish

  it was over. I shall

  be delighted when I have

  you home again. Well

  Dear Jack. I was sending

  you the Watch and I 

  went to wind it and

  Broke the Spring. Lom

  was mad with me and

  asked me was it the

  [/upper left image]

  [lower left image]

  one is for your Mother

  I must give it to her.

  Well Dear Jack there is

  terrible Sickness in the

  Town. called the Flue.

  the Poor Girls were

  collapsing at their work

  they had to close down

  
  

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