1 B/F/1/66 4-10-16 My very dearest Mother, I do not know
what you will think of
me for not writing for so
long but we have been
terrible busy since the
25th when I was sent
to Surgical 8 9 & 10
when we had some
very bad cases indeed
& Iam sorry to say
one man died he
has gas gangarine, it
was too late when he 2 got down here to amputate
he had three big opera
tion hoping to save his
life but he had his
whole septem poisoned—
& died. We had several
of these cases but I am
glad to say the limbs
have been saved & they
are all getting on very
well. After we had been
open a few days we
were turned into the accute
surgical tents & got all
the Bad cases from
the other Tent. Just as 3 we were coming off the
other night a man
Haemoraged, we did have an
exciting time, poor man
he lost pints but we got
it stopped before it was
too late— We were just beginning
to get straight & our
cases getting better & I
was to have this evening
off when a convoy of
skins The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were known as The Skins arrived & filled
my old tents M. 8
so had to go there 4 in my off duty time
& have been sent back
there for duty, it is really
hard luck as Ihave
had all the worry &
real hard work of the
other tents & now I have
to start alone on Scabies
& Impetigo which I know
absolutely nothing about.
However it is all in a days
work, I am feeling A1
now— but if you do not
here for a day or two
you know I am alright
but very busy— Hoping all
the Mumps are over— 5 & that you are keeping
very well. I am delighted
to hear about Uncle Frank being a little better.
& poor Tommy how
he must worry— Iam ashamed to say
Ihave never written
but really Ihave been
waiting till Charlie
wrote & told me the
news himself as I
was not quite sure
it was public but
as Ihad not heard
I intended writing 6 when this terrible rush
came on & we have
had time for nothing
butwork— I shall write as soon
as I can I never
received his letters.
Now Imust close
am dead tired Fondest love to
everyone at home Marie