1 D2109/10/1/B. Hd. Qrs. 107 Bde. B. E. F. My dear Auntie B. Thank you so much for your
letter and also the box of shamrock
which reaches me safely. I still
owe Aunt Ellie a letter. Which adds
another to my long list of correspondence
debts which I fear I shall never be
able to pay off as long as this war lasts! I hope all who are good enough
to write realise that letters are ever
2 welcome, even though I am too busy
or too lazy, whichever way you like to
look at it, to reply to them all. I am truly sorry for poor Charlie
and Marjorie, he out here and she
with her home broken up — I do hope
he will be sent back to England for a
bit. Aunt Margaret was certainly
one of the very best and most kindhearted
of women. I don't suppose she
had an enemy in the world. Everybody who knew her like here. She was the
kindest of friends to all of us at
Dunowen. I have but little news to tell you —
one day is like another — I really
think monotony is one the worst
features of the war. We have had a spell of the
most lovely Spring weather. I was
up in the trenches this afternoon and
but for the noise of guns which hardly 3
ever ceases, you could scarcely imagine
a war was going on — every thing just
starting to turn green and quantities
of partridge running about in the
sun, though only about 300 yards from
the German trenches! I have hopes of getting home on
leave again in about three weeks. Very best love to all at Strandtown
Ever your affectionate Jerry