The story of privates Jim Asquith and Percy Fillingham during the war, item 10

• January 24, 2018 14:07:07 Thomas A. Lingner

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  Well dearie things are going along well

  here and we are still having an easy

  time, we finished up the fornight's fatigue

  a week ago & since then have been doing

  a good loaf for the only parade we do

  is about half an hour each day. The rest

  of the time is put in loafing about reading

  playing cards etc.  It is the easiest time the

  batt has had since coming to France &

  we all reckon they deserved it for before

  many days now we will have a solid

  job to do that is why we are getting

  this rest. We are just at the rear of

  the firing line and occasionally Fritz lets

  us know he is there by shelling our camp.

  Twice last week we were shelled out of

  it but with only a couple of casualties.

  The weather is still keeping fine but very

  hot this last tour of five days. Still it

  is better than the rain & we are satisfied

  with it. This time last year it was just

  
  

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  like winter very wet & cold. While this

  has been the longest dry spell we have

  had in  France.

  Amongst the lads who joined up while

  I was away is a chap who is now one

  of our little mob & a very decent chap too.

  He worked at Linfolds several years ago &

  remembers you, Fannie Cornell & other girls I

  have heard you speak of.  His name is

  Reg Oliver. I have been hoping you see

  Arthur Coombes for he is a very nice

  chap and we were great cobbers. Now

  Kiddie I have no more news. I am

  putting my letters to you & mother in the one

  green envelope as they are not too plentiful

  & I prefer to use them. so I hope they

  get there just the same. Good-by now for

  this time trusting you are quite well with

  love to all at home kind regards to friends

  & heaps of kisses & fondest love for yourself.

  Your loving Soldier boy

    Percy

   

  
  

• January 23, 2018 16:09:48 Shirley Foster

  Well dear things are going along well here and we are still having an easy time, we finished up the fornight's fatigue a week ago & since then have been doing a good loaf for the only parade we do is about half an hour each day.  The rest of the time is put in loafing about reading, playing cards etc.  It is the easiest time the batt has had since coming to France we all reckon they deserved it for before (arrow to France here) many days now we will have a solid job to do that is why we are getting this rest.  We are just at the rear of the firing line and occasionally Fritz lets us know he is there by shelling our camp.  Twice last week we were shelled out of it but with only a couple of casualties.  The weather is still keeping fine but very hot this last tour of five days.  Still it is better than the rain & we are satisfied with it.  this time last year it was just like winter very wet & cold.   While this has been the longest dry spell we have had in  France.

  Amongst the lads who joined up while I was away is a chap who is now and of our little mob & a very decent chap too.  He worked at Linfolds several years ago &remembers your Fannie? Cornell & other girls I have heard you speak of.  His name is Reg ???  I have been hoping you see Arthur Coombes for he is a very nice chap and we were great cobbers.  Now Kiddie I have no more news.  I am putting my letters to you & mother in the one green envelope as they are not too plentiful & I prefer to use them so I hope they get there just the same.  Good by now for this time trusting you are quite well with love to all at home kind regards to friends & heaps of kisses & fondest love for yourself.

  Your loving Soldier boy

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• January 23, 2018 15:58:40 Shirley Foster

  Well dear things are going along well here and we are still having an easy time, we finished up the fornight's fatigue a week ago & since then have been doing a good loaf for the only parade we do is about half an hour each day.  The rest of the time is put in loafing about reading, playing cards etc.  It is the easiest time the batt has had since coming to France we all reckon they deserved it for before (arrow to France here) many days now we will have a solid job to do that is why we are getting this rest.  We are just at the rear of the firing line and occasionally Fritz lets us know he is there by shelling our camp.  Twice last week we were shelled out of it but with only a couple of casualties.  The weather is still keeping fine but very hot this last tour of five days.  Still it is better than the rain & we are satisfied with it.  this time last year it was just like winter very wet & cold.   While this has been the longest dry spell we have had in  

  
  

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