Brief history of my lost uncle James Healy, item 9
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they say its so scarce that its
hard to get. The tea does be actually
boiled. So I am going to buy
food everyday for the money you
send me. All the rest of the
chaps are doing the same. Dear
mother it wont be long now till
I am home. all the fellows
that come from Dublin will
all be home together so I
will be among them. Dear
Mother when you are sending
the next order will you try
and send it early so as
I will get it early. Of course it
takes a day and a half for a
letter to get here. I was told
right page
that Lapp tried to join the Army
and he was rejected. Did you
hear anything about it. I was
in London yesterday. And I am
going to Aldershot next Sunday
its only 8 miles from here. I am
going to see Maryjane Callaghans
cousin. You remember me telling
you it was his house I was in
when I went to Navan just before
I enlisted. Tell my father that
R. Battery of the R. H. A. are along
with us and that we will be
going to the front together. I do
help them sometimes to groom
their horses. I was in Camberley
to-day 16 miles from here. There is
aeroplanes flying around here day
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they say its so scared that its
hard to get. She
does be actuallybriled. As I am going to buy
food everyday for the money you
send me. All the rest of the
chaps are doing the same. Dear
mother it wont be long now till
I am home. all the fellows
that come from Dublin will
all be home together as I
will be among them. Dear
mother when you are sending
the next order will you try
and send it early so as
I will get it early. Of course it
takes a day and a half for a
letter to get here. I was told
right page
that Laff tried to join the Army
and he was rejected. Did you
hear anything about it. I was
in London yesterday. A I am
going to altershot next Sunday
its only 8 miles from here. I am
going to see
Callaghamscousin. You remember me telling
you it was his house I was in
when I went to Navan just before
I enlisted. Tell my father that
R. Battery of the R. H. A. are along
with us and that we will be
going to the frond together. I do
help them sometimes to groove
their horses. I was in Camberley
today 16 miles from here. Here is
aeroplanes flying around here day
-
left page
(2)
they say its so scared that its
hard to get. She
does be actuallybriled. As I am going to buy
food everyday for the money you
send me. All the rest of the
chaps are doing the same. Dear
mother it wont be long now till
I am home. all the fellows
that come from Dublin will
all be home together as I
will be among them. Dear
mother when you are sending
the next order will you try
and send it early so as
I will get it early. Of course it
takes a day and a half for a
letter to get here. I was told
right page
that Laff tried to join the Army
and he was rejected. Did you
hear anything about it. I was
in London yesterday. A I am
going to altershot next Sunday
its only 8 miles from here. I am
going to see
Callaghamscousin. You remember me telling
you it was his house I was in
when I went to Navan just before
I enlisted. Tell my father that
R. Battery of the R. H. A. are along
with us and that we will be
going to the frond together. I do
help them sometimes to groove
their horses. I was in Camberley
today 16 miles from here. Here is
aeroplanes flying around here day
-
left page
(2)
they say its so scared that its
hard to get. She
does be actuallybriled. As I am going to buy
food everyday for the money you
send me. All the rest of the
chaps are doing the same. Dear
mother it wont be long now till
I am home. all the fellows
that come from Dublin will
all be home together as I
will be among them. Dear
mother when you are sending
the next order will you try
and send it early so as
I will get it early. Of course it
takes a day and a half for a
letter to get here. I was told
right page
that Laff tried to join the Army
and he was rejected. Did you
hear anything about it. I was
in London yesterday. A I am
going to altershot next Sunday
its only 8 miles from here. I am
going to see
Callaghamscousin. You remember me telling
you it was his house I was in
when I went to Navan just before
I enlisted. Tell my father that
R. Battery of the R. H. A. are along
with us and that we will be
going to the frond together. I do
help them sometimes to groove
their horses. I was in Camberley
today 16 miles from here. There
aeroplanes flying around here day
-
left page
(2)
they say its so scared that its
hard to get. She
does be actuallybriled. As I am going to buy
food everyday for the money you
send me. All the rest of the
chaps are doing the same. Dear
mother it wont be long now till
I am home. all the fellows
that come from Dublin will
all be home together as I
will be among them. Dear
mother when you are sending
the next order will you try
and send it early so as
I will get it early. Of course it
takes a day and a half for a
letter to get here. I was told
right page
that Laff tried to join the Army
and he was rejected. Did you
hear anything about it. I was
in London yesterday. A I am
going to Altershot next Sunday
its only 8 miles from here. I am
going to see
Callaghamscousin. You remember me telling
you it was his house I was in
when I went to Navan just before
I enlisted. Tell my father that
R. Battery of the R. H. A. are along
with us and that we will be
going to the frond together. I do
help them sometimes to groove
their horses. I was in Camberley
today 16 miles from here. There
aeroplanes flying around here day
-
left page
(2)
they say its so scared that its
hard to get. She
does be actuallybriled. As I am going to buy
food everyday for the money you
send me. All the rest of the
chaps are doing the same. Dear
mother it wont be long now till
I am home. all the fellows
that come from Dublin will
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Document location Dublin
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Additional document location Altershot
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Additional document location Navan
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- Contributor
- James Healy
September 13, 1915
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