Private Robert William Price - letters to his wife , item 87
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but you must not make up your
mind to see me on pass + then you
wont be disapointed but I shall do
my best to come you know that
the distance is no object to me as
long as I can come + see you + my
boys Well my Dear I dont know
when I shall be able to post this
I have sent you a P.C. as there is
no post as we are going into the
trenches today I wish the War was
finished + they all do they cant
realalies what it is like home there
+ it is a good job they cant too or
else there would not be so many
listing I know I would not as they
dont look after us as they ought to
+ as for France you cant see nothing
hear only open country theres one
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2
but you must not make up your
mind to see me on pass + then you
wont be disapointed but I shall do
my best to come you know that
the distance is no object to me as
long as I can come + see you + my
boys Well my Dear I dont know
when I shall be able to post this
I have sent you a P.C as there is
no post as we are going into the
trenches today I wish the War was
finished + they all do they cant
realalies what it is like home there
+ it is a good job they cant too or
else there would not be so many
listing I know I would not as they
dont look after us as they ought to
+ as for France you cant see nothing
hear only open country theres one
-
2
but you must not make up your
mind to see me on pass + then you
wont be disapointed but I shall do
my best to come you know that
the distance is no object to me as
long as I can come + see you + my
boys Well my Dear I dont know
when I shall be able to post this
I have sent you a P.C as there is
no post as wee are going into the
trenches today I wish the War was
finished + they all do they cant
realalies what it is like home there
+ it is a good job they cant too or
else there would not be so many
listing I know I would not as they
dont look after us as they ought to
+ as for France you cant see nothing
hear only open country theres one
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“P.C.” may perhaps stand for Personal Correspondence?
Also, I find it interesting that when spelling “realalies”, Robert may have been spelling it as it would be spoken. It was written as one word, but with breaks in the cursive, as if he paused while sounding it out.