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Letters From The Bowes Brothers – June10, 1917 Somewhere in France

This is one of the few surviving letters in the collection that Clifford addresses to his father, Joseph, a travelling salesman. The last portion of the letter is missing.

Dear Dad,

Your long-looked-for letter arrived yesterday and I sure was glad to hear from you once more. Not getting mail very regular these days as we got none at all for about four weeks and then we have been getting letters which left home ahead of the ones we should have had before.

Well, we have been doing some fierce fighting these last few months but I think I will be out of it from now on as I am at the transport lines.

I would just as soon be up the line myself but I have Mother to think of now as I know what a blow the boys’ death must have been to her without getting word from me.

The boys’ graves are both beautiful. I sure am glad that when they had to go that it was not in the drive as they at least got a descent burial, undisturbed from the turmoil of shells.

Well Dad, you don’t need to tell me that I have the best mother in the world, believe me. This hell hole out here learns us all to appreciate what we have left behind and we will all be better men if we live this affair out.


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