“Jack’s war” – twenty years in the British Army , item 22

• March 31, 2018 20:39:36 Craig Duncan

   Letter 1: 

  Well Dear wife tell
  

  Vera I was asking
  

  for her and hope she
  

  in the best of Form
  

  she looks fine in the
  

  Photo well I want you
  

  to send me a Pipe has
  

  soon has you Can Teddy
  

  Byrne will get it for you
  

  tell him it a G.BD I
  

  want it may be a Bit
  

  dear But I will send
  

  you they money for it
  

  after it hard to get a
  

  Pipe here Tell  mothe
  

  and Tom I was asking
  

  for them I suppose Tom
  

  is still on the Tak will
  

  you got over they flu
  

  
  

   Letter 2: 

  well my dear wife you
  

  wheir saying about Loydd
  

  George job we will fix that
  

  allright when I go bob for
  

  it how tell michsey Lynch
  

  I was asking for him I must
  

  write to seaton he is a old
  

  chum he sent you my Photo
  

  well dear wife I am glad
  

  to see Tom is on the Tack
  

  and workin a way tell
  

  Mollie I wish her the best 
  

  of luck and the child
  

  well dear wife you were
  

  saying that you would get
  

  round me for a new
  

  Press when I get home
  

  
  

   Letter 3: 

  well Dear Wife supose
  

  you are over the Flu by
  

  now it must be a Bad
  

  sickness well Dear I cant
  

  say when I will get leave
  

  home I hope it wont
  

  belong now long is being
  

  home for she will be a
  

  good Chum for you tell
  

  Nannie and hana teddy
  

  Johnnie & Minnie and 
  

  bit of green I was
  

  Prahing for them I
  

  will Close now with the
  

  Best of Love From your
  

  very Loving Husband
  

  Jack
  

  xxxxx
  

  xxxxx
  

  xxxxx
  

  
  

   Letter 4: 

  mob be well tell you
  

  well Dear wife I hope you
  

  be strong against you get this
  

  letter Tell Vera I was

  asking for her and hope she
  

  will have a good time off at
  

  what you I am sorry I wont
  

  be home to see her tell
  

  her that I hope it wont be
  

  long before I see her I
  

  hope she is over the
  

  Flu alright now well
  

  Dear wife Dr Parr said
  

  you ought get me home
  

  I like it I might able cure
  

  you off it, the soldiers
  

  out  ...  as the  ... 
  

  to but ther to Stich it
  

  Cant get home with it
  

  
  

   Letter 5: 

  and minnie and Mary Jane
  

  that I am grand allso
  

  Mrs Fraey tell  ...  ...  Nannie
  

  and Teddy I wich them the
  

  best off Luck well Dear
  

  wife I close now with
  

  the best of Love
  

  to you
  

  So I remain youre

  Loving
  

  Husband
  

  Jack
  

  good night
  

  
  

  This is the new address
  

  58 P.O.W. Comy
  

  S86
  

  BEF
  

  France
  

  hot  45
  

  
  

  
  

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