{"id":147,"date":"2013-05-06T00:17:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T00:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2013-06-26T20:22:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T20:22:52","slug":"neil-mother-28-apr-1917","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=147","title":{"rendered":"Neil – Mother: 28 Apr 1917"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday 28th 1917
\nDear mother,
\nBedford is a decent fellow after all. \u00a0You can count that\u00a0\u00a31-4-6 as three more weeks paid and have a game of billiards with the 3\/6 over. \u00a0What date is that I have paid up to? \u00a0You can ask Mat if you see her if she would like me to write again. \u00a0Also how may times she expects to receive a letter before sending one back. \u00a0Gorrie is unlucky with the ballot, he’ll have to work another month now. \u00a0Trot has been told by those up above that he is expeditionary. \u00a0There is still some doubt about me. I expect they will decide that I am too valuable a man to take any risk with. \u00a0This is a damned monotonous camp . \u00a0You have to spend all you earn in a day to keep yourself alive. \u00a0This is Government time so I wont beat Allan for any more of his 5\/- today letter writing<\/p>\n

Yours
\nNeil
\nHeard from Vic?<\/p>\n