{"id":284,"date":"2013-05-17T22:56:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T22:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2013-06-26T07:41:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T07:41:30","slug":"vic-dad-13-aug-1917","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=284","title":{"rendered":"Vic \u2013 Dad: 13 Aug 1917"},"content":{"rendered":"

N.Z. Convalescent Hospital
\nHornchurch \u00a013\/8\/17
\nMonday
\nDear Dad,
\nI received your letter dated May 2nd No 4. just after posting one to Mum this morning. \u00a0Yours has been a very long time on the way and I am sending the envelope back to show how it has followed me round. \u00a0I wrote to Norman this morning on the chance of him being here, and if he has not arrived, he will get it when it comes. \u00a0My wound is almost healed now, and I may be going on leave soon, but I am in no hurry. \u00a0I went to London on Sat and again yesterday. \u00a0We go as far as Barking in the train and then take the bus, as it is more interesting this way. \u00a0Some of the men from here went to Southend yesterday and saw another air raid. \u00a0About 40 were killed and 60 injured. \u00a0We can hear the guns in France quite plain here, more so at night. \u00a0We all wear a blue uniform while in hospital and that means a good many free trips while on leave but when we get our 14 days leave, we will were kahaki and the railway will be the only thing free.<\/p>\n

Vic<\/p>\n