Private Robert William Price - letters to his wife , item 35

• March 6, 2017 15:07:42 Matthew Morrow

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  my Dear I was out last night working

  putting barb wire down until

  12 midnight so you see I have not got

  much rest we are on the go night + day

  out hear I wish it would soon come to

  a end  I hope your Jack as never to

  come out hear he will know it if he

  does the same as we know Well my love

  you keep asking me when I am comeing

  home I only wish I could tell you it

  is a thing none of us knows yet you

  may depend I shall let you know

  as soon has I get to know I only

  wish it was now + for good there are 

  thousand of men coming out every

  week now we have had 2 nice days

  now proper warm + we are ready for

  it we have had some bitter cold weather

  lately what sort of weather are you

  
  

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  haveing home there now you must not

  give way + upset yourself so much we

  must thank God that I am alive

  + well + hopeing that I can keep so

  that is the main thing as there

  are many thousands that is not, There

  are Cemitarys every where out hear but,

  I have not seen any ones name that I

  know the graves are looked after

  very well under the certcomstances

  Well Nan I am glad my boys liked

  there cards they must look after them

  until dady comes home  They cost y^d each

  + I am glad the the Minister + others

  are inquireing after me you must tell

  them that I am alive + kicking up til

  now + hoping that I shall keep so

  I wish that we were all comeing

  
  

• February 22, 2017 03:36:06 Susan Harding

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  haveing home there now you must not

  give way & upset yourself so much we

  must thank God that I am alive

  & well & hoping that I can keep so

  that is the main thing as there

  are many thousands that is not, There

  are Cemitarys every where out hear but,

  I have not seen any ones name that I

  know the graves are looked after

  very well under the cerkomstances

  Well Nan I am glad my boys liked

  there cards they must look after them

  until dady comes home  They cost 7d each

  & I am glad the the Minister & others

  are enquireing after me you must tell

  them that I am alive & kicking up til

  now & hoping that I shall keep so

  I wish that we were all comeing

  
  

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  my Dear.  I was out last night working

  putting barb wire down until

  12 midnight so you see I have not got

  much rest we are on the go night & day

  out hear I wish it would soon come to

  a end  I hope your Jack as never to

  come out hear he will know it if he

  does the same as we know Well my love

  you keep asking me when I am comeing

  home I only wish I could tell you it

  is a thing none of us knows yet you

  may depend I shall let you know

  as soon has I get to know I only

  wish it was now & for good there are 

  thousand of men coming out every

  week now we have had 2 nice days

  now proper warm & we are ready for

  it we have had some bitter cold weather

  lately what sort of weather are you

  
  

  
  

  
  

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