Prisoner of War Account, item 25

• January 23, 2018 22:48:25 Georgia Anderton

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  9/4/18                               267202 Pte F Norton

                                              2/5 Notts & Derby

                                                 6 Section 13 Coy

                                                 Lager I

                                                 Munster I., i/West of Germany

  
  

  My Dearest Nellie, at last I am able to send you a letter

  letting you know my address and also glad today that I 

  am very well which I hope you and baby are also all

  at home. will you send this on to Mother who will

  then send it around. I shall always send the letters 

  to you when we can write. we have been treated very

  well since being captured and those of us of our Coy

  must thing ourselves very fortunate for being here as

  very few of us are left. I hope you are having

  nice weather and that you are still able to continue

  your work if it is not to hard for you. I expect

  that H.M can now nicely toddle about cannot he

  I shall see a great difference in him when next 

  I see him which I hope will not be lone one

  thing here we have a good camp and good bed

  and blankets for to sleep in. Nellie dear do you

  think between all that is shere People and Aunts that

  you could send me a parcel with a few things

  
  

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  267202 Pte F Norton

  2/5 Notts&Derby                         Germany

  6Sec 13 Coy Lager I Munster I. 1/west

  in such as tobacco.  laces. socks tin or two of

                                                     about 3/4lbs also 2 thick clay pipes

  Bloater Paste etc put a good supply of thick twist in as

  that last longest you can only send a personal parcel

  once in three months but before sending it will you

  find out if it is best to send money to the Prisoners

                 asking them to put the different  in

  of War Fund ^  I do not like asking but I know 

  none of you will mind me doing that and I

  have not had a smoke for nearly three weeks

  now as when we were caught I had only got

  just a little on me. Well Nellie dear and all 

  I hope you will not worry to much as I am quite

  alright as long as God helps me in good health

  which I hope he will Nellie dear put the address

  on your letters exactly the same as I have

  put it and let us all keep smiling and

  hope that we shall all soon be home again

  together so will close and will let you have

  a line as often as possible by bye all Believe

  me alwys to remain your most ever loving loyal

  and affectionate hubby R xxxxxxxxx

  
  

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