Captain/Major Harold Ward Correspondence, item 73

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at night when the Boche cannot

see the smoke. I am also the

fortunate possessor of three

chairs which came out of the

wreck of a farm. There is no

village near to attract the

Boche shells so he has to

scatter them over the country.

I suppose his gunners are 

full of hope when firing

as they cannot watch the

effects they cannot get very 

disappointed. We are just

having a summer shower & 

lay the dust only I don't 

think it will be quite long 

enough for that missing

dust to mind. One is only a

nuisance & the others missing

words. Had a missing

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at night when the Boche cannot

see the smoke. I am also the

fortunate possessor of three

chairs which came out of the

wreck of a farm. There is no

village near to attract the

Boche shells so he has to

scatter them over the country.

I suppose his gunners are 

full of hope when firing

as they cannot watch the

effects they cannot get very 

disappointed. We are just

having a summer shower & 

lay the dust only I don't 

think it will be quite long 

enough for that missing

dust to mind. One is only a

nuisance & the others missing

words. Had a missing


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  • December 7, 2018 21:52:58 Thomas A. Lingner

    at night when the Boche cannot

    see the smoke. I am also the

    fortunate possessor of three

    chairs which came out of the

    wreck of a farm. There is no

    village near to attract the

    Boche shells so he has to

    scatter them over the country.

    I suppose his gunners are 

    full of hope when firing

    as they cannot watch the

    effects they cannot get very 

    disappointed. We are just

    having a summer shower & 

    lay the dust only I don't 

    think it will be quite long 

    enough for that missing

    dust to mind. One is only a

    nuisance & the others missing

    words. Had a missing


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Kate Ward
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April 7, 1917
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