Letters from Thomas Noonan to home from the front

• December 4, 2016 01:54:50 Sue Bryant

  At Sea
  Private T Noonan
  On Active Service
  
  Dear Mother & Father
  
  Just a short letter to let you

  know I am well, and I hope you are all quite well

  at home. How are Kitty, Maggie, Mick and Willie?

  I hope they are all in good health. I suppose

  Willie is a big boy now, is he going to school all

  the time? How are all the friends, I suppose

  they are all well. Kindly remember me to them.
  
  We sailed from Melbourne on 22nd Dec and

  have had a nice trip so far. We called to

  Albany and Colombo where we stayed for a

  few days. We have a good time on board

  and there is plenty of exercise drill and so

  forth every day, we don't feel the time passing.
  
  At night, we sleep in hammocks which are

  swung from the top of the troop decks.
  
  I don't sleep below as it is too close. I

  have a nice place to swing mine on the 
  
  
  

• November 7, 2016 15:03:11 Adrian Murphy (Ireland)
  At Sea
  Private T Noonan
  On Active Service
  
  Dear Mother & Father
  
  Just a short letter to let you know I am well, and I hope you are all quite well at home. How are Kitty, Maggie, Mick and Willie? I hope they are all in good health. I suppose Willie is a big boy now, is he going to school all the time? How are all the friends, I suppose they are all well. Kindly remember me to them.
  
  We sailed from Melbourne on 22nd Dec and have had a nice trip so far. We called to Albany and Colombo where we stayed for a few days. We have a good time on board and there is plenty of exercise drill and so forth every day, we don't feel the time passing.
  
  At night, we sleep in hammocks which are swung from the top of the troop decks.
  
  I don't sleep below as it is too close. I have a nice place to swing mine on the 
  
  
  
  

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• November 7, 2016 15:03:01 Adrian Murphy (Ireland)
  At Sea
  Private T Noonan
  On Active Service
  
  Dear Mother & Fathe
  
  Just a short letter to let you know I am well, and I hope you are all quite well at home. How are Kitty, Maggie, Mick and Willie? I hope they are all in good health. I suppose Willie is a big boy now, is he going to school all the time? How are all the friends, I suppose they are all well. Kindly remember me to them.
  
  We sailed from Melbourne on 22nd Dec and have had a nice trip so far. We called to Albany and Colombo where we stayed for a few days. We have a good time on board and there is plenty of exercise drill and so forth every day, we don't feel the time passing.
  
  At night, we sleep in hammocks which are swung from the top of the troop decks.
  
  I don't sleep below as it is too close. I have a nice place to swing mine on the 
  
  
  
  

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• November 7, 2016 14:59:44 Adrian Murphy (Ireland)
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  Private T Noonan
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  Dear Mother & Fathe
  
  Just a short letter to let you know I am well, and I hope you are all quite well at home. How are Kitty, Maggie, Mick and Willie? I hope they are all in good health. I suppose Willie is a big boy now, is he going to school all the time. 
  

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