Letter from Harold Lee to Alice Grant

• January 31, 2018 11:43:10 Joel Bellviure

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  there is a fine stand where

  we can bath if we wish. The

  camp consists of wooden huts

  covered over with with galvanised

  iron.The officers huts are divided

  into 8 cubicles 1 officer in each cubicle

  which is our home. The mess consists

  of a large hut divided into an ante room

  and dining room. Rhe ante room

  being a sort of sitting room. We

  are about two miles from the village

  of Buncrana which is not worth

  mentioning. The missing is remarkably

  good winding up with a six

  
  

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  course dinner at 7·30 at night.

  The weather is very changeable

  for the last few days it has been

  blazing sun and very war but

  then to-morrow it may start abd

  rain for three weeks on end.

  We start at 7 (6 oclock old style)

  with a rifle and bayonet and

  are drilled by a sargeant with

  the recruits and knock off at 3 p.m.

  We will remain on the square until

  passed as proficient by the 

  segeant when we will be sent

• January 31, 2018 11:42:10 Joel Bellviure

   First page 

  
  

  there is a fine stand where

  we can bath if we wish. The

  camp consists of wooden huts

  covered over with with galvanised

  iron.The officers huts are divided

  into 8 cubicles 1 officer in each cubicle

  which is our home. The mess consists

  of a large hut divided into an ante room

  and dining room. Rhe ante room

  being a sort of sitting room. We

  are about two miles from the village

  of Buncrana which is not worth

  mentioning. The missing is remarkably good winding up with a six

  
  

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  course dinner at 7·30 at night.

  The weather is very changeable

  for the last few days it has been

  blazing sun and very war but

  then to-morrow it may start abd

  rain for three weeks on end.

  We start at 7 (6 oclock old style)

  with a rifle and bayonet and

  are drilled by a sargeant with

  the recruits and knock off at 3 p.m.

  We will remain on the square until

  passed as proficient by the 

  segeant when we will be sent

  
  

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• January 31, 2018 11:41:11 Joel Bellviure

   First page 

  
  

  there is a fine stand where

  we can bath if we wish. The

  camp consists of wooden huts

  covered over with with galvanised

  iron.The officers huts are divided

  into 8 cubicles 1 officer in each cubicle

  which is our home. The mess consists

  of a large hut divided into an ante room

  and dining room. Rhe ante room

  being a sort of sitting room. We

  are about two miles from the village

  of Buncrana which is not worth

  mentioning. The missing is remarkably good winding up with a six

  
  

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  course dinner at 7·30 at night.

  The weather is very changeable for the last few days it haas been blazing sun and very war but

  then to-morrow it may start abd

  rain for three weeks on end.

  We start at 7 (6 oclock old style)

  with a rifle and bayonet and

  are drilled by a sargeant with

  the recruits and knock off at 3 p.m.

  We will remain on the square until passed as proficient by the 

  segeant when we will be sent

  
  

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