Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to Victoria Mary Tyrrell 21, March, 1916 Letters 1916-1923 William Upton Tyrrell

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William Upton Tyrrell has recently arrived at the front and mentions having attended a Y.M.C.A. concert.

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 Roy. Ir. Rifles8th Inft. BaseDefotHavre Tuesday March 21st My dearest Minnie The above is my addressfor the present and any letter soaddressed will find me. Wegot here today and may be hereany length of time. We are boundfor the first Batt. I think but don'tknow. We went on board atSouthampton at 10 P.M. and gota berth and went to bed. I slept above Healy and assured himif I said Look out I meantLook out. However no need ascrossing was very smooth. Wedid not leave till 6 A.M. andgot in at 1 P.M. We hadgreat fun making the Walesunderstand us. However, in theend & we got something likesnail sausage which was nonice. We are in a huge camphere outside Havre and havequite a nice mess and nice littlecanvas tents which hold two andI am with another R.I. Rifleman from 4th Bn who seems very nice It is now 9 P.M. and wehave just been to a Y.M.C.A.concert which was splendid. Weare very comfortable here. Farbetter than I thought. The post goes out at noonevery day so this won't gotill tomorrow. We had very smooth crossingsboth times. We have got all ourbaggage with us so far andno objection to weight. My name on bottom leftcorner of both letters and envelope is for benefit of the censor. No news and I will writeoften as letters don't need stamps With best loveYour most affec brotherWillie Royal Irish Rifles, 8th Infantry Base Depot, Havre, France Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to Victoria Mary Tyrrell 21, March, 1916 William Upton Tyrrell Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to Elizabeth Tyrrell, 5 December 1917Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to Elizabeth Tyrrell 1, November, 1917Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to William J.H. Tyrrell 17, April, 1917Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to William J.H. Tyrrell 4, June, 1917Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to Elizabeth Tyrrell 19, December, 1917Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to William J.H. Tyrrell 12, June, 1917Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to William J.H. 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