{"id":131,"date":"2013-05-05T05:08:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-05T05:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2013-06-26T05:06:57","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T05:06:57","slug":"vic-mother-2-mar-1917","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=131","title":{"rendered":"Vic – Mother: 2 Mar 1917"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 2 1917
\nDear Mother
\nI received your letter last night also the cake and chocolate. \u00a0It was in perfect condition and was very good. \u00a0I am glad to hear that Mat is getting on all right. \u00a0I think I am pretty sure to see Norman and Neil on Wed. \u00a0Our departure will be kept secret untill a few hours before we sail and there will be no chance of letting you know very long before we leave, but Neil will be able to let you know when we are gone. \u00a0All the companies will not leave at the same time and as our Captain is the O.C. our company will probably be the last to leave. \u00a0We were put on active service yesterday so that we have to be pretty careful what we do after this. \u00a0The Gov. is sending all our own clothes home free but the time it arrives will have nothing to do with the time we sail. \u00a0I am not taking any of my own with me so that Neil or<\/p>\n

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