Two Brothers Serving in France, item 12

• March 3, 2018 18:12:05 Stella Watkin

  Wed 18th Sept., 1918.

  Dear Mother,

  I received your ever welcome letter on 

  Sunday with Willie's photo enclosed, which I am very

  pleased indeed to have. I am getting quite a collection now,

  it is a very good likeness, although he looks thin in

  the face, due no doubt to the hard training & not too

  much food. I hope he will manage to get those few

  days leave. it was hard lines not getting away to

  the wedding but  the men  ... 

  especially if they are on any particular work. Well, I

  am keeping in the best of health, the gas I had was

  sneezing  gas, & it didn't affect me very much, we are

  still resting in this camp, not resting exactly, because we

  have plenty of parades, & work, but on the whole we

  haven't a bad time, our real rest will be when we

  go out of the line, for a month or two, or better still 

  when the war is finished. We had a very severe

  thunder storm the other night. I was on guard & was

  lucky as our tent was fairly dry, a few of them were

  blown over, & it did pour I can tell you. I don't remember

  being in such a storm before. We have a visit from

  the enemy aircraft nearly every night, but he hasn't

  done any damage here, he has got the worst of it

  
  

• March 3, 2018 18:08:46 Stella Watkin

  Wed 18th Sept., 1918.

  Dear Mother,

  I received your ever welcome letter on 

   Friday  with Willie's photo enclosed, which I am very

  pleased indeed to have. I am getting quite a collection now,

  it is a very good likeness, although he looks thin in

  the face, due no doubt to the hard training & not too

  much food. I hope he will manage to get those few

  days leave. it was hard lines not getting away to

  the wedding but  the men  ... 

  especially if they are on any particular work. Well, I

  am keeping in the best of health, the gas I had was

  sneezing  gas, & it didn't affect me very much, we are

  still resting in this camp, not resting exactly, because we

  have plenty of parades, & work, but on the whole we

  haven't a bad time, our real rest will be when we

  go out of the line, for a month or two, or better still 

  when the war is finished. We had a very severe

  thunder storm the other night. I was on guard & was

  lucky as our tent was fairly dry, a few of them were

  blown over, & it did pour I can tell you. I don't remember

  being in such a storm before. We have a visit from

  the enemy aircraft nearly every night, but he hasn't

  done any damage here, he has got the worst of it

  
  

  
  

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• March 3, 2018 18:08:36 Stella Watkin

  Wed 18th Sept., 1918.

  Dear Mother,

  I received your ever welcome letter on 

   Friday  with Willie's photo enclosed, which I am very

  pleased indeed to have. I am getting quite a collection now,

  it is a very good likeness, although he looks thin in

  the face, due no doubt to the hard training & not too

  much food. I hope he will manage to get those few

  days leave. it was hard times not getting away to

  the wedding but  the men  ... 

  especially if they are on any particular work. Well, I

  am keeping in the best of health, the gas I had was

  sneezing  gas, & it didn't affect me very much, we are

  still resting in this camp, not resting exactly, because we

  have plenty of parades, & work, but on the whole we

  haven't a bad time, our real rest will be when we

  go out of the line, for a month or two, or better still 

  when the war is finished. We had a very severe

  thunder storm the other night. I was on guard & was

  lucky as our tent was fairly dry, a few of them were

  blown over, & it did pour I can tell you. I don't remember

  being in such a storm before. We have a visit from

  the enemy aircraft nearly every night, but he hasn't

  done any damage here, he has got the worst of it

  
  

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 15:24:26 Thomas A. Lingner

  Wed 18th Sept., 1918.

  Dear Mother,

  I received your ever welcome letter on 

   Friday  with Willie's photo enclosed, which I am very

  pleased indeed to have. I am getting quite a collection now,

  it is a very good likeness, although he looks thin in

  the face, due no doubt to the hard training & not too

  much food. I hope he will manage to get those few

  days leave. it was hard times not getting away to

  the wedding but  the men  ... 

  especially if they are on any particular work. Well, I

  am keeping in the best of health, the gas I had was

  sneezing  gas, & it didn't affect me very much, we are

  still resting in this camp, not resting exactly, because we

  have plenty of parades, & work, but on the whole we

  haven't a bad time, our real rest will be when we

  go out of the line, for a month or two, or better still 

  when the war is finished. We had a very severe

  thunder storm the other night. I was on guard & was

  lucky as our tent was fairly dry, a few of them were

  blown over, & it did pour I can tell you. I don't remember

  being in such a storm before. We have a visit from

  the enemy aircraft nearly every night, but he hasn't

  done any damage here, he has got the worst of it

  
  

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 10:59:17 Raluca Man

  Wed 18th Sept., 1918.

  Dear Mother,

  I received your ever welcome letter on   which I am very pleased indeed to have. I am getting quite a collection now, it is a very good likeness, although he looks thin in the face, due no doubt to the hard training  ... not too much food. I hope he will manage to get those few days leave. it was hard times, not getting away to the wedding but  the men  ...  especially if they are on any particular work. Well I am keeping in the best of health, the gas I had was sneezing  gas, it didn`t affect me very much, we are still resting in this camp, not resting exactly because we have plenty of parades, work, but on the whole we haven`t a bad time, our real rest will be when we go out of the line ... , for a month or two, or better still  ...  ...   war is finished. We had a very severe thunder storm the other night. I was on guard. I was lucky as our tent was fairly dry, a few of them were blown over. It did pour I can tell you. I don`t remember being in such a storm before. We have a visit from the enemy aircraft nearly every night but he hasn`t done any damage here, he has got the worst of it

  
  

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 10:54:17 Raluca Man

  Wed 18th Sept., 1918.

  Dear Mother,

  I received your ever welcome letter on   which I am very pleased indeed to have. I am getting quite a collection now, it is a very good likeness, although he looks thin in the face, due no doubt to the hard training  ... not too much food. I hope he will manage to get those few days leave. it was hard times, not getting away to the wedding but  the men  ...  especially if they are on any particular work. Well I am keeping in the best of health, the gas I had was  sneering  gas, it didn`t affect me very much, we are still resting in this camp, not resting exactly because we have plenty of parades, work, but on the whole we haven`t a bad time, our real rest will be when we go out of the line ... , for a month or two, or better still  ...  ...  ...  war is finished. We had a very severe thunder storm the other night. I was on guard. I was lucky as our tent was fairly dry, a few of them were blown over. It did pour I can tell you. I don`t remember being in such a storm before. We have a visit from the enemy aircraft nearly every night but he hasn`t done any damage here, he has got the worst of it

  
  

  
  

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