Letters From Garnet – Somewhere in France, Oct. 28, 1918
“…rumour that I had been killed...”
Somewhere in France, Oct. 28, 1918
Dear Sister,
There was almost a casualty in the battalion when I discovered a letter from you in my mail the other day. I thought my condition would stand almost any strain but that surprise was almost too much. Your explanation as to why you didn’t write is, I’m afraid, rather vague. Do you realize it’s almost four months since I got your last letter? I’m sure you don’t realize just how much our home mail means to us over here or I know you wouldn’t let that length of time elapse without stealing a few minutes.
…we got leave—and like a bolt from the sky, before we realized it, we were on the way to Blightly (England), arriving there the night of the 8th.
Almost the first thing I did was to run down to Seaford to ...