Letter to Mother from Ash Ranges
27/10/1916
We walked over here yesterday the short distance of 13 miles with our packs on our backs and there was six rifles among 24 men
27/10/1916
We walked over here yesterday the short distance of 13 miles with our packs on our backs and there was six rifles among 24 men
17/10/1916
I have neglected writing to you for some time but hope it hasent been long, I really don’t know how many days it is since I wrote last.
14/10/1916
I have been up to Tin Town to buy a writing pad and just came back here as far as the Y.M.C.A. hut where I thot I would write you a letter or someone a letter and when I sat down I thot of you.
13/10/1916
We are still having good warm weather here, it is just as warm when it rains here now as it is in Sask. in June or July
10/10/1916
I think possibly that I should write to Horace but he will get this letter any way so I guess he won’t mind.
04/10/1916
I just received your letter about 3 min. ago so will start to answer it now before we go out on a little night work.
01/10/1916
I had a time to day and I enjoyed just a little of our English hospitality. Stanley and I went to Milford to Congregational church S.S. at 2.45 then we were asked out to tea seven of use.
29/09/1916
We are going out to dinner right away now, but 16 platoon is last in so I guess there is no hurry so I may not go for a while yet.
26/09/1916
I just came in from a concert held in Y.M.C.A. Hut no.3 free of charge to all soldiers, given by an aged lady who has a daughter in the red cross work in France and a boy in the trenches and a Husband in khakie also I don’t know where
23/09/1916
I am killing time on a Saturday after noon I read a book in the Bible and now I will write you a short letter. and then get ready for to go down town and have supper and go down
22/09/1916
My London leave is over and I had a good time I suppose that you get all of my letters that go home.
22/09/1916
I have been out ever since about 2 P.M. walking away down at Milford and Godalming where I had supper and then walked some more after that we ate some more and then started home just got here at 8 P.M.
20/09/1916
I am away for camp again at 6.40 P.M. and I wonder how the time will go after a leave like this when I get back.
19/09/1916
Just a line before I leave an other soldiers comfortable stoping place.
18/09/1916
I had a few things to buy so I thot I would buy them in one of the largest stores in great Britain
18/09/1916
I should be in bed to night but I wrote a letter to Eula tonight when I should have been writing to you.
16/09/1916
Our Camp is well to tell the truth I can’t tell you all about the camp until the next letter we are two miles about out of Milford.
16/09/1916
I have been out to four S.A. meetings to day two open air and two inside we had some good times but they are not different here than in canada a sincere Christian is a man or woman in any land.
14/09/1916
You will see above where your boy is to night. We got here about 7.40 I just remember as we come by a big clock.
12/09/1916
The days go by so fast and I am afraid that I don’t write you very often for there seems to always be some thing for me to do.
08/09/1916
I went on parade today at noon I went to the doctors and he said I should go to the Hospital I don’t know what is wrong but he said I would have to go to bed for a while.
05/09/1916
It rained last night till I went to bed but the sun came up clear just as we were getting into camp after our little 30 minute route march from 6.30 till 7 a.m.
01/09/1916
You are next for a letter I would go to bed but the boys are a little [goged???] to night and they are having some fun so I wont go to bed till the rest go.
30/08/1916
It stoped raining this a.m. for a while and it looks as tho the sun would shine in a little while.