A young soldier from Oxfordshire, item 17

• October 28, 2018 23:51:46 Stella Watkin

   Left hand page of pencil written letter on line white paper  

                                            16/8/15

  Dear Bess    just a 

  line to say we are

  keeping and going

  on fine  But still

  getting in hot ware

  and warm places  Their

  was a Red Cap asked

  ing about dad the 

  other day I have had 

  enough of this But

  must keep going on

  with it.  Jack Fox is

  by here and here most 

  night.  Theres is three are four here from 

  Stanton now.  But it 

  all the same as if

  you have a mate

  the next time in

  trenches

  one of us 

   right hand page  

  is gone it is about 

  the same as in England

  with corn But the

  people are drifferent

  must close now

  with best wishes

  Your brother

  John

  
  

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