Captain/Major Harold Ward Correspondence, item 50
Transcription
Transcription history
-
21/3/17
My Own Darling Wife,
Many thanks for your letter of
the 16th which I received this afternoon.
By the way our address is just the
name of the Regt without the Brigade or
the Division then BEF France. I had
better say first of all that I am real fit
& well and now at 10:15 pm I am writing
to you safely tucked up in bed. It is
the first since we went forward that I
have had my clothes off & you can guess
I appreciate it. We are in rest billets
in huts in the middle of a wood. It
would be an ideal spot in the late
spring or summer but with the present
state of the thermometer there is much to
be desired. However it is much better
than our last abode so we are thankful
& the men are singing. We had rather
a tough march back - a cold wind +
rain did not improve matters. We were
-
My
Darling Wife,Many thanks for your letter of the 16th which I received this afternoon. By the way our address is just the name of the Regt without the Brigade or the Divison then BEF France. I had better say
that I am for ...travell and now at 10:15 pm I am writing to you safely tucked up in bed. It is the first ...time we went forward that I have had my clothes off. You can guess I appreciate it. We are in next battle in hub in the middle of a wood. It would be an ideal effort in the late spring or summer but with the present state of the there is much to be desired. However it is much better than our last abode so we are thankful. The new are singing. We had rather a tough march back - a cold wind + rain did not matter. We were
-
My
Darling Wife,Many thanks for your letter of the 16th which I received this afternoon. By the way our address is just the name of the Regt without the Brigade or the Divison then BEF France. I had better say
that I am for ...travell and now at 10:15 pm I am writing to you safely tucked up in bed. It is the first ...time we went forward that I have had my clothes off. You can guess I appreciate it. We are in next battle in hub in the middle of a wood. It would be an ideal effort in the late spring or summer but with the present state of the there is much to be desired.
-
My
Darling Wife,Many thanks for your letter of the 16th which I received this afternoon. By the way our address is just the name of the Regt without the Brigade or the Divison then BEF France. I had better say
that I am for ...travell and now at 10:15 pm I am writing to you safely tucked up in bed. It is the first ...time we went forward that I have had my clothes off. You can guess I appreciate it.
-
My
Darling Wife,Many thanks for your letter of the 16th which I received this afternoon. By the way our address is just the name of the Regt without the Brigade or the Divison then BEF France. I had better say
that I am for ...travell and now at 10:15 pm I am writing to you safely tucked up in bed. It is the first ...time
-
My
Darling Wife,Many thanks for your letter of the 16th which I received this afternoon. By the way our address is just the name of the Regt without the Brigade or the Divison then BEF France. I had better say
that I am for ...travell
Description
Save description- 50.1107922||3.0859058999999434||||1
Havrincourt, Ribecourt-la-Tour,
Location(s)
Story location Havrincourt, Ribecourt-la-Tour,
- ID
- 5037 / 56292
- Contributor
- Kate Ward
March 21, 1917
Login to edit the languages
- English
Login to edit the fronts
Login to add keywords
Login to leave a note