{"id":290,"date":"2013-05-18T01:44:16","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T01:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2013-06-26T07:43:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T07:43:03","slug":"vic-mother-12-sep-1917","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=290","title":{"rendered":"Vic – Mother: 12 Sep 1917"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hornchurch, Essex
\nWed 12\/9\/17
\nDear Mother
\nI got three letters this morning, one from Dad, dated 11\/7\/17, and two from you 22\/7\/17 and 25\/7\/17, \u00a0the latter one just after you got the cable. \u00a0I was surprised to here that I had been reported severe, because I asked them to report it slight, but it seems that they took no notice. \u00a0From what you say it was just as well I did not send another cable. \u00a0I was nearly going to, but I thought it would only give you a shock, and do no good. \u00a0The Dick Woods you saw in the magazine is not the one we know, but a much older man. \u00a0He was in egypt before and told me he met another Dick Woods there who is very likely the one we know. \u00a0Norman & Neil was up here on Thursday 6th and I got leave on Friday and the three of us spent the day in London. \u00a0They went back to Sling the same night, but did not think they would be going to France for a good while yet. \u00a0Geo. Stenenson is still here, so is Bob Ness. \u00a0I am not sure if Eldridge is still here. \u00a0I have not seen him lateley. \u00a0I think I told you before that I called at East India Docks Rd to see V Brownlee but he was away. \u00a0I called again but he was still away, but they had a letter saying he would be home in Oct. \u00a0There is not much news from here that I can think of just now. \u00a0Fritz (slang term for the German air force)<\/span> comes over pretty often lately, the last three times by moonlight, but he never does much damage. \u00a0Tell Dad I will write to him next letter. \u00a0By this time next week I will be getting leave, then for Bonnie Scotland for two weeks. \u00a0I will not come back here, but go to Codford rest camp. \u00a0I may see Norman and Neil from there, as it is only eighteen miles from Sling.<\/p>\n

Vic<\/p>\n