Letter from Stanley's brother, N.W. (Norrie) Green while he was serving with the East Riding Yeomanry, August 1914, page 2
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shave with his Gillette Razor while he
was away yesterday. Alec Inglis suggests
that we all grow mustaches + beards.
Bunch got his finger end broken last
night He was untying a horse's halter
+ it threw it's head up + trapped his
finger in the knott. I suppose you know
that "Squib" Shannon has joined again.
I have just received a message from
Tunstall Coastguard Station saying that all
aeroplanes are to be considered friendly +
I have to pass this on to Hornsea C.G.S.
We had a terrible night last night.
Our sentry captured a suspicious looking
tramp + handed him over to me while he
went for Scottie. I had my rifle cocked
+ kept him covered. We untied his bundle
+ searched him but he was alright so
we let him go. We then got a message
to say that 2 men had been seen on
motor bikes signalling out to sea with the
Morse code. They also reported that they
had seen somebody signalling from a
house window. Then came the final straw
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shave with his Gillette Razor while he
was away yesterday. Alec Inglis suggests
that we all grow mustaches + beards.
Bunch got his finger end broken last
night He was untying a horse's halter
+ it threw it's head up + trapped his
finger in the knott. I suppose you know
that "Squib" Shannon has joined again.
I have just received a message from
Imstall Coastguard Station saying that all
aeroplanes are to be considered friendly +
I have to pass this on to Hornsea C.G.S.
We had a terrible night last night.
Our sentry captured a suspicious looking
tramp + handed him over to me while he
went for Scottie. I had my rifle cocked
+ kept him covered. We untied his bundle
+ searched him but he was alright so
we let him go. We then got a message
to say that 2 men had been seen on
motor bikes signalling out to sea with the
Morse code. They also reported that they
had seen somebody signalling from a
house window. Then came the final straw
-
shave with his Gillette Razor while he
was away yesterday. Alec Ingles suggests
that we all grow mustaches + beards.
Bunch got his finger end broken last
night He was untying a horses halter
+ it threw it's head up + trapped his
finger in the knott. I suppose you know
that "squib" Shannon has joined again.
I have just received a message from
I[ ] Coastguard Station saying that all
aeroplanes are to be considered friendly +
I have to pass this on to H[ ] C.G.S.
We had a terrible night last night.
Our sentry captured a suspicious looking
tramp + handed him over to me while he
went for Scottie. I had my rifle cocked
+ kept him covered we untied his bundle
+ searched him but he was alright so
we let him go. We then got a message
to say that 2 men had been seen on
motor bikes signalling out to sea with the
Morse code. They also reported that they
had seen somebody signalling from a
house window. Then came the final straw
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