Captain/Major Harold Ward Correspondence, item 131

• December 10, 2018 20:10:28 Thomas A. Lingner

  left side

  about 3000 yards from here then

  - not a very long march fortunately.

  Of course the Boche might upset

  our plans by going a little

  nearer to Berlin, but we can

  hardly know that in advance

  Eight days after that we go back

  again for a rest so unless the

  unexpected happens we shall

  have had a fairly soft time during 

  our present tour in the forward

  area.

    My men are all as cheerful
  

  as they can possibly be. I think

  we have had the roughest

  times we are likely to experience

  & it will be useful to look back

  & say "Oh this isn't half as 

  bad as that time at so & so"

  We are all getting hardened

  warriors now & the fellows who

  were not physically strong

  enough for the job are most of

  right side

  them back in England. Underwood

  is one of our cheeriest men. He is

  always smiling & never seems to

  get tired. Once or twice though he

  almost got to the "far end." 

    You must read a lot of love 
  

  into this letter my Beloved for

  I do love you & want to tell you

  so ever so much. Many of the

  things I don't tell you I am saving

  up until I get back to England.

  What a lovely time we shall have then.

    Give my love to all. Tell Kenneth
  

  I am sending him lots of love & kisses

  All my thoughts are with you.

  May all happy memories comfort you

  May your desires come to pass. Heaps

  of kisses Sweetheart & all my love

  Your loving Husband

  Harold

  Capt H Ward

  2/4 Lincolns

• December 10, 2018 20:10:14 Thomas A. Lingner

  left side

  about 3000 yards from here then

  - not a very long march fortunately.

  Of course the Boche might upset

  our plans by going a little

  nearer to Berlin, but we can

  hardly know that in advance

  Eight days after that we go back

  again for a rest so unless the

  unexpected happens we shall

  have had a fairly soft time during 

  our present tour in the forward

  area.

    My men are all as cheerful
  

  as they can possibly be. I think

  we have had the roughest

  times we are likely to experience

  & it will be useful to look back

  & say "Oh this isn't half as 

  bad as that time at so & so"

  We are all getting hardened

  warriors now & the fellows who

  were not physically strong

  enough for the job are most of

  right side

  them back in England. Underwood

  is one of our cheeriest men. He is

  always smiling & never seems to

  get tired. Once or twice though he

  almost got to the "far end." 

    You must read a lot of love 
  

  into this letter my Beloved for

  I do love you & want to tell you

  so ever so much. Many of the

  things I don't tell you I am saving

  up until I get back to England.

  What a lovely time we shall have then.

    Give my love to all. Tell Kenneth
  

  I am sending him lots of love & kisses

  All my thoughts are with you.

  May all happy memories comfort you

  May your desires come to pass. Heaps

  of kisses Sweetheart & all my love

  Your loving Husband

  Harold

  Capt H Ward

  2/4 Lincolns

  
  

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