Letter to George at the Front from his mum May 20 1917

• May 25, 2018 17:29:21 Thomas A. Lingner

  
  

   right side, start of letter 

  The Shrubbery 

  Hornsby Vale

  N 8

  May 20th/17

  Dear George - 

    Letter 31 of May 11th 

  has reached us safely. Glad to 

  find you are alright & still out 

  of the line - also that at last

  you have had a good wash in a

  "six foot basin of nice clean water"

  What a treat for you - I expect

  you have been having the weather

  a bit cooler this week, we have

  had fires again & yesterday & 

  Friday very heavy rain, but it 

  has freshened everything up & 

  things will grow rapidly - The 

  ground was really parched no

  rain having fallen for about a

  month - I have sent Dad up

  by Harringay to look at the 

  
  

  left side, page 4 of letter

  
  

  his 22nd Birthday on the 26th so you

  might drop him a line if possible. We 

  are sending him a pcl, to make merry

  with his chums.

    Wes writes that he is 

  not quite so well, thinks perhaps the 

  weather is trying him, but still

  having a great and happy time.

  Elsie has a not heard from Jack yet

  so suppose he did not reach Gibraltar

  We do not know for certain the

  name of boat,  Auntie Annie said 

   the ascetic in her letter so Mr Dabbs  

  being at Lloyds will try & find out

  Now that volunteers up to 50 are

  asked for Mr Dabbs will have his 

  chance, but am thinking he will not 

  be keen on it - He seems to be doing

  well at Lloyds and is appointed

  Lecturer to the Lelbourne Society -

  Was lecturing yesterday to some

  
  

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• May 25, 2018 17:20:10 Thomas A. Lingner

  
  

   right side, start of letter 

  The Shrubbery 

  Hornsby Vale

  N 8

  May 20th/17

  Dear George - 

  Letter 31 of May 11th 

  has reached us safely. Glad to 

  find you are alright & still out 

  of the line - also that at last

  you have had a good wash in a

  six foot basin of nice clean water

  What a heat for Jun - I expect

  you have been having the weather

  a bit cooler this week, we have

  had  fun   & yesterday & 

  Friday very heavy rain, but it 

  has freshened every thing up & 

  things will grow rapidly - The 

  ground was really parched no

  rain having fallen for about a

  month - I have sent Dad up

  by Harringay to look at the 

  
  

  left side, page 4 of letter

  
  

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  his 22nd Birthday on the 26th so you

  might drop him a line if possible. We 

  are sending him a  to make merry

  will his chums. Wes writes that he is 

  not quite so well, thinks perhaps the 

  weather is trying him.  still

  having a great and happy time.

  Elsie has a not heard from Jack yet

  so suppose he did not reach Gibraltar

  We do not know for certain the

  name of boat, 

   in her letter so Mr Dabbs 

  being at Lloyds will try & find out

  Now that volunteers up to 50 are

  asked for Mr Dabbs will have his 

  chance, but was thinking he will not 

  be keen on it - He seems to be doing

  well at Lloyds and is appointed

  Lecturer to the  Lelbourne Company Society -

  Was lecturing yesterday to some

  
  

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• March 13, 2018 10:58:25 Jessica Adkins

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  his 22nd Birthday on the 26th so you

  might drop him a line if possible. We 

  are sending him a  to make merry

  will his chums. Wes writes that he is 

  not quite so well, thinks perhaps the 

  weather is trying him.  still

  having a great and happy time.

  Elsie has a not heard from Jack yet

  so suppose he did not reach Gibraltar

  We do not know for certain the

  name of boat, 

   in her letter so Mr Dabbs 

  being at Lloyds will try & find out

  Now that volunteers up to 50 are

  asked for Mr Dabbs will have his 

  chance, but was thinking he will not 

  be keen on it - He seems to be doing

  well at Lloyds and is appointed

  Lecturer to the  Lelbourne Company Society -

  Was lecturing yesterday to some

  
  

  The Shrubbery 

  Hornsby 

  N8

  May 20th/17

  Dear George - 

  Letter 31 of May 11th 

  has reached us safely. Glad to 

  find you are alright & still out 

  of the line - also that at last

  you have had a good wash in a

  six foot basin of nice clean water

  What a heat for Jun - I expect

  you have been having the weather

  a bit cooler this week, we have

  had  fun   & yesterday & 

  Friday very heavy rain, but it 

  has freshened every thing up & 

  things will grow rapidly - The 

  ground was really parched no

  rain having fallen for about a

  month - I have sent Dad up

  by Harringay to look at the 

  
  

  
  

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