George Douglas Brush, item 59

• March 13, 2018 10:38:49 Jessica Adkins

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  press letters appearing against it! Elsie has had two

  letters along this week from Jack both held up for more

  than a week, and both opened by the W.O. censors

  so they are striving to prevent any leakage of information

  as to actual date of sailing, anyhow by now, he is a 

  long way toward his destination and we hope for him

  a safe arrival. News of "Narobi" comes from a 

  good many quarters and they all speak well of the place

  Mr Carter has a friend out there and others at  Durban 

  where they expect to touch, maybe land and journey by

  rail to final destination. She, Elsie says today, only

  a fortnight, gone out of the three years so she is counting

  the time, poor girl. Frank Davy & Fred have both written

  Frank says its a very trying country, and hard work, he has

  had rheumatism badly in his knees - Fred at the canteen

  would it be a wet or dry one think you? I can fancy Fred

  having an order "2 pots of old fourpenny chummy" hurry 

  up cockie" - a new experience eh, but life has many such 

  before it ends. What did you think of the aeroplane

  dropping the bombs on our port again. Elsie was the only one

  who heared them, & awoke us but I laid snug and did not

  trouble - One was dropped in Highbury Fields, and one in 

  Eden Grove Holloway - opposite the old shop 'an another in 

  Green Lanes Newington Green that done mischief. The Huns

  are skilled players at "tip & run" both on sea & in the air

  
  

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