“Jack’s war” – twenty years in the British Army , item 21

• April 1, 2018 20:15:29 Craig Duncan

   Item top-right, handwritten note: 

  luck I think this

  all home to say

  for this time will

  Mrs Fay  was asking

  no for her and

   ...  the neighbours

  I will close 

  now

  whit

  best

  Love

  to you

  xxxxx

  xxxxx

  
  

  I Remain

  Loving

  Husband

  Jack

  
  

   at side 

  Same address

  
  

  good night

  
  

   Item 2, middle-right. Handwritten address: 

  Mrs Bates

  Marsh Rd

  Drogheda

  Ireland

  
  

   In ink at left side: 

  Pte Bates

  
  

   Rubber stamp: 

  PASSED

  BY

  CENSOR

  No.

  1622

  
  

   Item 3, bottom-right. Postmarked: 

  LONDONDERRY

  6 AM

  2 MAY

  1939

  
  

   Handwritten address: 

  Mrs J Bates

  5 Scotch-hall

  Marsh Road

  Drogheda

  
  

   Item 4, bottom-middle - Handwritten note 

  Jan 17/19

  
  

  My Dear Wife

  Just answer to most

  kind and welcome

  letter I got to

  Day I was sorry

  to see that your

  head and neck is

  so bad whit you

  yet but for god

  sake look after it

  better why dont

  you get a bottel

  of Clarke blood

  
  

   

  Item 5, bottom-left - Handwritten note

   
  

  and I wanted

  bad your a good

  girl well Dear

  the first chance

  I get I will send

  you on some money

  but it might be

  some time yet

  does Joe come to

  see you now if

  he do tell him

  I was asking

  for him

  
  

   Item 6, top-left. Handwritten note: 

  My Dear wife

  I had to take

  this letter out of

  letter Box has I

  been told pack

  up for home on

  the 27 Jan I be

  home early next

  month so Dont

  write more

  because it get

  lost so be

  waching me

  
  

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