Letter to Stanley Green from a comrade of his regiment (Black Watch), August 1916, page 2

• March 11, 2017 15:00:52 Cheryl Ellsworth

  2) that damned thing abt: "Ships that

  Pass in the Night" I do hope Stan: its

  not a case of that with us. I wasn't

  really surprised when you told me you

  were being packed off to hospital. I was

  vainly trying to make light of your ailment

  for our sakes. I think you were too.

  I hope your letters are reaching you. I've

  done all I can to get 'em sent on to you

  You know full well how much satisfaction

  is to be got out of anybody here.

  Being isolated I can't do much beyond

  worrying others into action. We are encamped

  on the edge of the square and

  are expecting to be dispatched to an isolation

  camp. As I fully expected the C.O

  says he can do nothing with my papers

  nor can Ripon. He tells me to take them

  up the line with me. Fat lot of good

  that will do me. Why they are not

  even bullet proof. Oh thanks Stan: for

  leaving cake in my custody; we all

  enjoyed eating it. I hope Scarborough

• March 11, 2017 15:00:37 Cheryl Ellsworth

  2) that damned thing abt: "Ships that

  Pass in the Night" I do hope Stan: its

  not a case of that with us. I wasn't

  really surprised when you told me you

  were being packed off to hospital. I was

  vainly trying to make light of your ailment

  for our sakes. I think you were too.

  I hope your letters are reaching you. I've

  done all I can to get 'em sent on to you

  You know full well how much satisfaction

  is to be got out of anybody here.

  Being isolated I can't do much beyond

  worrying others into action. We are encamped

  on the edge of the square and

  are expecting to be dispatched to an isolation camp.

  As I fully expected the C.O

  says he can do nothing with my papers

  nor can Ripon. He tells me to take them

  up the line with me. Fat lot of good

  that will do me. Why they are not

  even bullet proof. Oh thanks Stan: for

  leaving cake in my custody; we all

  enjoyed eating it. I hope Scarborough

  
  

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• March 7, 2017 04:57:21 Cheryl Ellsworth

  2) that damned thing abt: "Ships that

  pass in the night" I do hope Stan: is

  not a case of that with us. I wasn't

  really surprised when you told me you

  were being packed off to hospital. I was

  vainly trying to make light of your ail-

  ment for our sakes. I think you were too.

  I hope your letters are reaching you. I've

  done all I can to get 'em sent on to you

  You know full well how much satisfac-

  tion is to be got out of anybody here.

  Being isolated I can't do much beyond

  worrying others into action. We are en-

  camped on the edge of the square and

  are expecting to be dispatched to an iso-

  lation camp. As I fully expected the C.O

  says he can do nothing with my papers

  nor can Ripon. He tells me to take them

  up the line with me. Fat lot of good

  that will do me. Why they are not

  even bullet proof. Oh thanks Stan: for

  leaving cake in my custody; we all

  enjoyed eating it. I hope Scarborough

  
  

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• March 7, 2017 04:57:05 Cheryl Ellsworth

  2/ that damned thing abt: "Ships that

  pass in the night" I do hope Stan: is

  not a case of that with us. I wasn't

  really surprised when you told me you

  were being packed off to hospital. I was

  vainly trying to make light of your ail-

  ment for our sakes. I think you were too.

  I hope your letters are reaching you. I've

  done all I can to get 'em sent on to you

  You know full well how much satisfac-

  tion is to be got out of anybody here.

  Being isolated I can't do much beyond

  worrying others into action. We are en-

  camped on the edge of the square and

  are expecting to be dispatched to an iso-

  lation camp. As I fully expected the C.O

  says he can do nothing with my papers

  nor can Ripon. He tells me to take them

  up the line with me. Fat lot of good

  that will do me. Why they are not

  even bullet proof. Oh thanks Stan: for

  leaving cake in my custody; we all

  enjoyed eating it. I hope Scarborough

  
  

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• March 1, 2017 17:09:07 C Weddo

  2/ that damned thing abt: "Ships that

  pass in the night" I do hope Stan: is

  not a case of that with us. I wasn't

  really surprised when you told me you

  were being packed off to hospital. I was

  vainly trying to make light of your ail-

  ment for our sakes. I think you were too.

  I hope your letters are reaching you. I've

  done all I can to get 'em sent on to you

  You know full well how much satisfac-

  tion is to be got out of anybody here.

  Being isolated I can't do much beyond

  worrying others into action. We are en-

  camped on the edge of the square and

  are expecting to be dispatched to an iso-

  lation camp. As I fully expected the C.O

  says he can do nothing with my papers

  nor can Ryion. He tells me to take them

  up the line with me. Fat lot of good

  that will do me. Why they are not

  even bullet proof. Oh thanks Stan: for

  leaving cake in my custody; we all

  enjoyed eating it. I hope Searborough

  
  

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