Letter to Muriel from Stanley in France, 5 Aug. 1916

• March 15, 2017 03:23:37 Cheryl Ellsworth

  Draft Ref. No. 816

  5138. H.S. Green

  4th Black Watch,

  18th I.B.D.

  A.P.O. Sec 17.

  B.E.F.,

  France

  Saturday 5.8.16

  
  

  My dear Lassie,

  Saturday morning + the

  first cool day we have had!

  Reveille 5.30: Breakfast 6am:

  Roll call 6:30: Kit inspection 10:

  + most likely "bull ring" 1.30 to 7

  this afternoon. I am not in the

  break between Roll call + Kit

  inspection. Our little band of

  20 is the only 3/4th lot left now,

  all the others who left R. just before

  me, having gone up the line. The

  last (Polk's lot) having gone

  yesterday. There are many here

  who have been up the line from

  1 to 5 times, + who are slightly

• March 5, 2017 16:00:27 Cheryl Ellsworth

  Draft Ref. No. 816

  5138. H.S. Green

  4th Black Watch,

  18th I.B.D.

  A.P.O. Sec 17.

  B.E.F.,

  France

  Saturday 5.8.16

  
  

  My dear Lassie,

  Saturday morning + the

  first cool day we have had!

  Reveille 5.30: Breakfast 6am:

  Roll call 6:30: Kit inspection 10:

  + most likely "Will ring" 1.30 to 7

  this afternoon. I am not in the

  break between Roll call + Kit

  inspection. Our little band of

  20 is the only 3/4th lot left now,

  all the others who left R. just before

  me, having gone up the line. The

  last (Polk's lot) having gone

  yesterday. There are many here

  who have been up the line from

  1 to 5 times, + who are slightly

  
  

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