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Dear Annie, Received your card alright. Not so bad either and quite fine. Sorry I cannot get hold of any ... spicy. But hope you like this one . I suppose George is a soldier now perhaps I may ... across him soon. Hoping you are. I Remain Your Sincere Friend Fred. Postal Address: Miss Annie ..., 65 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, Yorkshire, Blighty.

O.A.S. Dear Father, I hope you are well as I am glad to say this leaves myself so at present. Another bank holiday here and still no change. Wonder if we shall be able to spend the next one together, all we can do is to hope for it all. The weather very hot here today. Will write more later. Love Herbert. Postal Address: Mr Hy Edwards, "The Bridge", Newton-on-Trent, Newark, England.

My Dear Wife, Just a line hope you are all well as I am not quite so lucky. I have been taken in hospital and expecting to be sent down to the base with flu and going on alright so far so you had better not write, not before you hear from me again. Love to all from your ever loving Husband xxxxxxxxxxxx.

My Dear Wife just a line to let you know that I am going on alright. I am being sent to the Base I think don’t know whether I shall get across or not hope soon to be out of it and back home. Love to all from your ever loving Husband xxxxxxxx

My Dear Wife, just a line hope you are all well as this leaves me going on alright. I was going to the base yesterday but the train could not take us all so we shall have to wait until next time. Same old thing Trench Fever. I am in the 19 C.C.S. of course I don’t get any of your letters now if we do 28 days in hospital we get our discharge from the army when we are but to come out it won’t make much difference to me because I am over age as all men over 41 are coming home. I don’t suppose Anderson is home yet. They cant all get home at…

… once. How is Bob going on, is he settling out of it. I hope so. I ought to be home next month if every thing goes right and I shall be pleased. Have you had any snow yet. We have not seen any here yet. Well I think this is all now will close with fondest love to all. From your ever loving Husband xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My Dear Wife, just a few lines hope you are all quite well as this leaves me going on alright. I have not been sent down the line yet and may not, may go back to the column again. I will let you know at once if I do go, I would like to hear from you but it not safe for you to write as I don’t know where I shall get to. Love to all from your ever loving Husband.

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