1 16/4/16 My dearest Mother Have not
written you since Wed last, though
indeed there has not been much to
write about, but I have been awfully
busy getting a grip of things again
& tightening up the strings. It's
extraordinary how soon slackness
can creep in. We are back from
the lines where I found the Coy upon
arrival but I think it won't be long
before we are back again. Meantime
we have to keep up training, besides
doing all kinds of fatigues in
cleaning up roads & c. maybe 'etc' . Weather
has been so cold & stormy — day
before yest it actually snowed
but today there was a considerable
improvement & hope it will
continue. Thanks dear Mother 2 for your letter of 13th & also for
the parcels from Fureys &
Malcolmsons which arrived today.
Did I tell you in my last letter
that leave had been stopped again
& all men on leave have been
recalled. It rather points to something
serious but of course one never
knows. Dermot Neill had such
bad luck. He was actually at
the station when the order came
canceling the leave. Was so
glad to hear that Mrs Rogers is
making a good recovery.
With fondest love for all your loving son Jim 3 Active Service
Recd20thApril /16 Mrs. S. C. Davidson Seacourt Bangor Co Down. Ireland Js Davidson
16/4/16