Private Robert William Price - letters to his wife , item 41

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               15543 B Coy.    10 Welsh Reg

                                             7 platoon

Sunday 11/6/16                  1st Rhondda Batt.

                                                      B.E.F.

My Dear Nan just a line in answer to your most

welcome letter which I received quite safe + glad that you are keeping all

right you must not make up your mind when I shall be comeing

home as it is a thing I cant tell you as they are sending such

a few at a time but I shall have a good try to come as soon

as possible we are on the move back from the trenches for a rest

on work I cant tell you yet how we shall go on but will

tell you later on Well Dear you will have got my other letter

by this time they will have errosed I hope it will be good luck

eh we are haveing it stormy hear at present + not so

warm as it ought to be I have be saveing up some scarves

+ other things but I have to throw them away now as I cant

carry so much with me as I think we are on the march

for 3 days + I have no where to put things so it is like to

be I only wish I could have come now Well my Dear I would

sooner the War be over you must tell my boys that they must

prey for dady to come home + be good + then I will come

there are many hundreds that wont that I know of poor

chaps but thank God I am liveing up til now + hopeing that

I shall have the luck to keep so I bet you would feel

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               15543 B Coy.    10 Welsh Reg

                                             7 platoon

Sunday 11/6/16                  1st Rhondda Batt.

                                                      B.E.F.

My Dear Nan just a line in answer to your most

welcome letter which I received quite safe + glad that you are keeping all

right you must not make up your mind when I shall be comeing

home as it is a thing I cant tell you as they are sending such

a few at a time but I shall have a good try to come as soon

as possible we are on the move back from the trenches for a rest

on work I cant tell you yet how we shall go on but will

tell you later on Well Dear you will have got my other letter

by this time they will have errosed I hope it will be good luck

eh we are haveing it stormy hear at present + not so

warm as it ought to be I have be saveing up some scarves

+ other things but I have to throw them away now as I cant

carry so much with me as I think we are on the march

for 3 days + I have no where to put things so it is like to

be I only wish I could have come now Well my Dear I would

sooner the War be over you must tell my boys that they must

prey for dady to come home + be good + then I will come

there are many hundreds that wont that I know of poor

chaps but thank God I am liveing up til now + hopeing that

I shall have the luck to keep so I bet you would feel


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  • March 6, 2017 16:34:34 Matthew Morrow

                   15543 B Coy.    10 Welsh Reg

                                                 7 platoon

    Sunday 11/6/16                  1st Rhondda Batt.

                                                          B.E.F.

    My Dear Nan just a line in answer to your most

    welcome letter which I received quite safe + glad that you are keeping all

    right you must not make up your mind when I shall be comeing

    home as it is a thing I cant tell you as they are sending such

    a few at a time but I shall have a good try to come as soon

    as possible we are on the move back from the trenches for a rest

    on work I cant tell you yet how we shall go on but will

    tell you later on Well Dear you will have got my other letter

    by this time they will have errosed I hope it will be good luck

    eh we are haveing it stormy hear at present + not so

    warm as it ought to be I have be saveing up some scarves

    + other things but I have to throw them away now as I cant

    carry so much with me as I think we are on the march

    for 3 days + I have no where to put things so it is like to

    be I only wish I could have come now Well my Dear I would

    sooner the War be over you must tell my boys that they must

    prey for dady to come home + be good + then I will come

    there are many hundreds that wont that I know of poor

    chaps but thank God I am liveing up til now + hopeing that

    I shall have the luck to keep so I bet you would feel

  • March 6, 2017 16:31:34 Matthew Morrow

                   15543 B Coy.    10 Welsh Reg

                                                 7 platoon

    Sunday 11/6/16                  1st Rhondda Batt.

                                                          B.E.F.

    My Dear Nan just a line in answer to your most

    welcome letter which I received quite safe + glad that you are keeping all

    right you must not make up your mind when I shall be comeing

    home as it is a thing I cant tell you as they are sending such

    a few at a time but I shall have a good try to come as soon

    as possible we are on the move back from the trenches for a rest

    on work I cant tell you yet how we shall go on but will

    tell you later on Well Dear you well have got my other letter

    by this time they will have ... I hope it will be good luck

    eh we are haveing it stormy hear at present + not so

    warm as it ought to be I have be saveing up some scarves

    + other things but I have to throw them away now as I cant

    carry so much with me as I think we are on the march

    for 3 days + I have no where to put things so it is like to

    be I only wish I could have come now Well my Dear I would

    sooner the War be over you must tell my boys that they must

    prey for dady to come home + be good + then I will come

    there are many hundreds that wont that I know of poor

    chaps but thank God I am liveing up til now + hopeing that

    I shall have the luck to keep so I bet you would feel


  • February 22, 2017 04:26:34 Trevor Christensen

    15543 B Coy. 10 Welsh Reg

    7 platoon

    Sunday 11/6/16 Rhondala ball

    B E T 

    My Dear Nan just a line in answer to your most welcome letter which I received quite safe and glad that you are keeping all right. You must not make up your mind when I shall be coming home as it is a thing I can't tell you as they are sending such a few out on home. But I shall have a good ___ to come us soon as _____ we are on the move back from the trenches. from a rest on work I can't tell you yet home we shall go on but will tell you ___ on Will Dean yo well have got my other 


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