Captain/Major Harold Ward Correspondence, item 69

• December 7, 2018 21:33:51 Thomas A. Lingner

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  Somewhere in France

  6/4/17

  My Own Darling Wife,

    Think I shall be able to get a letter off
  

  to-night so here's to write it at present I am

  sitting on the barrel rest in my cellar and

  feeling grateful for the shelter & the comfortable

  warmth of the stove that we have installed.

  This village is in some respects worse than

  ever, but it is a jolly sight better than being 

  out under a hedge or even lying in the open 

  with no shelter at all. The Boche has peppered the

  place pretty well since we came in so we 

  have covered the cellar with a large quantity of bricks

  mortar, soil, beams, iron &etc. - partly by pushing 

  over the walls of the house & partly by carrying

  stuff from what was next door. The place is

  now safe except from a direct hit from a 

  really large shell & we should be very

  poorly used if such an unlikely event 

  were to occur. We pushed up here a day

  or two ago and have not had too bad

  a time. It was awfully warm for we were in

  full bit - however it was cold enough

  later on. Sorry I had to leave this

  yesterday & now I must finish off

  in a hurry as letters are going

  back in a few minutes. Hope you

  are all fit & well. I am as fit as

  ever & going strong. Don't know when

  we are to have a rest but I shall

  have not had my clothes off since

  the 23rd. I am afraid this is a scribble

  but I'll try & write later as I expect to be

  up rather late

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