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Dear Daughter Sally, a few lines to sat I am still alright & in the kind of health & I hope you are doing the same in regard of health. I am glad the house is about dry & I know you will feel more at home at N1 Beever St & you won’t have to go for a walk when you want to No 2 will you. You say something about Aurther having someone to think about at home & don’t you think that I have forgot that I have no one to think about at home as I know I have someone who is always thinking about me & I am always thinking about you & mama. Don’t…

…Forget it. You say paper must have got dearer or something. Nothing of the at all but I haven’t had as much tome for writing as they have kept us busy this last few days & then at night they have made us go to Lecture on the making of the insides of bombs & how to throw them & what they are made of so that is why I haven’t had much time for writing so you will see it is not my fault but the order of the Officers so don’t chant at me as I think I have not kept you short of letter & sent as much news as ever. I cycle from Codford in the dark…

…Dear Sally I have sent you a tanner in my washing & some of them milk malt things that you like & that first brooch I sent your mummy you must have as I have sent her another one & I have sent you another testament so you will have three & if you give any one 1 of them give them to some one that will use them as I think they are very nice little books. What do you think of the potatoes that I have enclosed in my washing. I should not have had such … the boy are on pass to … so you see we are getting a bit more. Not had anything…

…Dear Sally I should think you are having enough post cards for another album & I will get one when I come home on pass as I sharn’t be able to come on a free leave as that is stopped from here so if I have to come I shall have to pay 17/-9 ½ & I shall not have to check up Officers because you have to be careful how you work. Never mind speaking on they shove you in mush or the … & I don’t want to get there as they give you skilly & dry bread & potatoes for dinner & you have seen the potatoes that we have & I don’t think you will care for them…

…I wrote to ask Aurther if he could lend me a quid till I got home but I have heard nothing up to going to post with this letter to you. You have to put your pass in before & on Monday so you see we have to get them in good time or you don’t get one 12 weeks on Tuesday since I listed getting on the time. The muffins your Mammy sent me the first I have seen since I left home, you don’t know the value of a home till you have left it & always keep that in your mind. That there is no place like home sweet home. The best place in all the world so I will finish this short letter to you. The snow here is about 12 inches thick & still snowing so good morning & god bless you so that all from your loving Daddy who is waiting to come & see you xxx Give … this card