Two Brothers Serving in France, item 125

• January 23, 2018 19:31:52 Thomas A. Lingner

  EXTRACT from letter from Mrs. Amy Cheer,

  Grimsby, on receiving the photographs

  of Flesquieres

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  7/4/19

  "Dear Frank,

     .... The three cards I shall

  treasure highly. The poor tank, high

  and such a total wreck, speaks eloquently

  of the terrible ordeal the brave crew endured.

  I could easily see you in the

  rather disconsolate trio that are representing

  (for the moment) the glorious British

  Army. And the card with the long,

  dull-looking country roadway, the

  ruined buildings on the far side - silent

  evidence of the terrible times now, Thank

  God, past. No wonder you poor stranded

  boys turned your back on the ruins!

    Now I come to the best and most

  arresting photograph. Those trees look

  like ghostly giants on guard, with the

  Crucifix between. Can the mind for

  a moment gauge the heartaches, the tears,

  
  

• January 23, 2018 08:10:18 Raluca Man

  EXTRACT from letter from Mos ... Amy ...  Cheer... Grimsby, on receiving the photographs of Flesquieres

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  7/4/19

  ``Dear Frank,

  .... The three cards I shall treasure highly. The poor tank, high and such a total wreck, speaks eloquently of the terrible ordeal the brave crew endured. I could easily see you in the rather disconsolate trio that are representing (for the moment) the glorious British Army. And the card with the long, dull-looking country roadway, the ruined buildings on the far side-silent evidence of the terrible times now, Thank God, past. No wonder you poor stranded boys turned your back on the ruins!

  Now I come to the best and most arresting photograph. Those trees look like ghostly giants on guard, with the Crucifix between. Can the mind for a moment gauge the heartaches, the tears,

  
  

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 07:17:18 Raluca Man

  EXTRACT from letter from Mos ... Amy ...  Cheer... Grimsby, on receiving the photographs of Ilesquieres

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  7/4/19

  ``Dear Frank,

  .... The three cards I shall treasure highly. The poor tank, high and such a total wreck, speaks eloquently of the terrible ordeal the brave crew endured. I could easily see you in the rather disconsolate trio that are representing (for the moment) the glorious British Army. And the card with the long, dull-looking country roadway, the ruined buildings on the far side-silent evidence of the terrible times now, Thank God, past. No wonder you poor stranded boys turned your back on the ruins!

  Now I come to the best and most arresting photograph. Those trees look like ghostly giants on guard, with the Crucifix between. Can the mind for a moment gauge the heartaches, the tears,

  
  

  
  

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