Letter to his wife Muriel, from North Camp, Ripon (no date)

• March 13, 2017 23:53:12 Cheryl Ellsworth

  ...Written on 'YMCA with H.M. Forces On Active Service' stationary

  Wednesday Monday evening

  201469

  Reply to "A" Company 4th Bar B.W. Regr.

  Hut. 2.

  Stationed at North Camp,

  Ripon.

  
  

  My dear Lassie,

  Well I had a letter from Mother this morning

  telling me that you went to your present address on Monday

  evening, + that the "great event" is apparently near at hand

  Well, my own lassie, be brave + as cheerful as you can be

  under the circumstances. I only wish, with all my heart,

  I could be near you! However we must console ourselves

  that it may be all for the best. I might have been further,

  much further, away. Thank God, for your sake that I'm not.

  Mother is going to wire me immediately if the arrival

  takes place before I see you. In any case, I don't suppose

  I could be actually with you. Now about leave. As I

  said in my last, Ripon was out of bounds. It was however

  put in again on Monday, + last night I again put

  in for a weekend pass. I explained fully that you were

  ill + that I wanted it by rail if possible, - otherwise by

  road. I have, however, heard a rumour today that

• March 4, 2017 02:17:48 Cheryl Ellsworth

  ...Written on 'YMCA with H.M. Forces On Active Service' stationary

  Wednesday evening

  ...written above the "A" on the line below201469

  Reply to "A" Company 4th Bar B.W. Regr.

  ...written below the "A" on the line aboveHut. 2.

  Stationed at North Camp,

  Ripon.

  
  

  My dear Lassie,

  Well I had a letter from Mother this morning

  telling me that you went to your present address on Monday

  evening, + that the "great event" is apparently near at hand

  Well, my own lassie, be brave + as cheerful as you can be

  under the circumstances. I only wish, with all my heart,

  I could be near you! However we must console ourselves

  that it may be all for the best. I might have been further,

  much further, away. Thank God, for your sake that I'm not.

  Mother is going to wire me immediately if the arrival

  takes place before I see you. In any case, I don't suppose

  I could be actually with you. Now about leave. As I

  said in my last, Ripon was out of bounds. It was however

  put in again on Monday, + last night I again put

  in for a weekend pass. I explained fully that you were

  ill + that I wanted it by rail if possible, - otherwise by

  road. I have, however, heard a rumour today that

  
  

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