Hornchurch
17/9/17
Dear Dad
I got your letter dated 11/7/17 last week, and Two from Mum on the same day 23/7/17 and 25/7/17. I replied to Mums last week. I went to the Dr for the last time to day and on Wed 19th I will commence my leave. I had one letter from Norman last week, they were still at Sling, but they thought they may be sent to Aldershot, but they were no sure. I will take my ticket out for as far as Inverness, but I will be able to break my journey at any place on the road. It will be quite a change to get into Kahaki again. It will be 10 weeks tomorrow since I had a uniform on and I would not mind if it were another ten. I expect the time you get this they will be calling up the married men in NZ. The cold weather has not started here yet, but I suppose it will be here shortly.. I will have to close now as there is no news from here. The next letter I write will be from somewhere from Scotland.
Vic