Transcription of letter from Fred to Sarah

• April 20, 2017 04:15:03 Cheryl Ellsworth

  14897 L/cprl F. Findlay

  10 Batt KOYLI

  10 Platoon C Company

  B.E.F.

  France

   

  Dear Sarah,

   

  I received your letter and was pleased to hear from you. You have no need to worry

  over me, for I am allright, I am in no danger of getting shot yet. I have sent letters

  about every three days, I can’t make it out why you have not received them.  You

  say you would like to see France, well it no different from Old England, I think

  England the far better place.  Glad to hear you are getting more work, we had plenty

  to do while we…over here... By the way I received the present allright and thank

  very much, it came Monday at tea time just in time, you bet we enjoyed the salmon

  also cakes, it was the best tea I have had since I landed in France. Tell father I

  thank him for it, but I think it a lot to pay for them coming. I should not send one

  every week for the cost is too much, you have enough to do keeping the house on.

  Hope father is improving in health, the … wish  to be remembered to you and we

  three are all together again.  I begin to understand the French people a bit now. I

  have not got off with a French tart yet, not likely, I think I shall have to get off with

  Emily when I come back. I think you are getting on great going to Sam sisters, I

  think you have got hold of a good one in Sam. Give him my best respects, hope he

  is keeping in the best of health. So I will close now, I remain your loving brother.

   

  Fred

   

  P.S. How is Amy and Alice getting on, I never hear a word from them, tell them to

  write to me or there will be a row. You all can write me. I can’t write back to the letter

  you sent me.

   

   

• December 23, 2016 00:12:44 Sue Bryant

  14897 L/cprl F. Findlay

  10 Batt KOYLI

  10 Platoon C Company

  B.E.F.

  France

   

  Dear Sarah,

   

  I received your letter and was pleased to hear from you. You have no need to worry

  over me, for I am allright, I am in no danger of getting shot yet. I have sent letters

  about every three days, I can’t make it out why you have not received them.  You

  say you would like to see France, well it no different from Old England, I think

  England the far better place.  Glad to hear you are getting more work, we had plenty

  to do while we…over here. By the way I received the present allright and thank

  very much, it came Monday at tea time just in time, you bet we enjoyed the salmon

  also cakes, it was the best tea I have had since I landed in France. Tell father I

  thank him for it, but I think it a lot to pay for them coming. I should not send one

  every week for the cost is too much, you have enough to do keeping the house on.

  Hope father is improving in health, the … wish  to be remembered to you and we

  three are all together again.  I begin to understand the French people a bit now. I

  have not got off with a French tart yet, not likely, I think I shall have to get off with

  Emily when I come back. I think you are getting on great going to Sam’s sisters. I

  think you have got hold of a good one in Sam. Give him my best respects, hope he

  is keeping in the best of health. So I will close now, I remain your loving brother.

   

  Fred

   

  P.S. How is Amy and Alice getting on, I never hear a word from them, tell them to

  write to me or there will be a row. You all can write me. I can’t write back to the letter

  you sent me.

   

   

  
  

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