1 Roy. Ir. Rifles
8th Inft. Base
Defot
Havre Tuesday March 21st My dearest Minnie The above is my address
for the present and any letter so
addressed will find me. We
got here today and may be here
any length of time. We are bound
for the first Batt. I think but don't
know. We went on board at
Southampton at 10 P.M. and got
a berth and went to bed. I slept 2 above Healy and assured him
if I said Look out I meant
Look out. However no need as
crossing was very smooth. We
did not leave till 6 A.M. and
got in at 1 P.M. We had
great fun making the Wales
understand us. However, in the
end & we got something like
snail sausage which was no
nice. We are in a huge camp
here outside Havre and have
quite a nice mess and nice little
canvas tents which hold two and
I am with another R.I. Rifleman from 4th Bn who seems very nice It is now 9 P.M. and we
have just been to a Y.M.C.A.
concert which was splendid. We
are very comfortable here. Far
better than I thought. The post goes out at noon
every day so this won't go
till tomorrow. We had very smooth crossings
both times. We have got all our
baggage with us so far and
no objection to weight. My name on bottom left
corner of both letters and envelope is 3 for benefit of the censor. No news and I will write
often as letters don't need stamps With best love
Your most affec brother
Willie