{"id":669,"date":"2013-06-10T05:49:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T05:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2013-06-26T23:54:22","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T23:54:22","slug":"neil-mother-26-jun-1918","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=669","title":{"rendered":"Neil \u2013 Mother: 26 Jun 1918"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written on a soft Souvenir Letter Card in pencil<\/span><\/p>\n

Souvenir Letter Card
\nWalton on Thames Including Photos of the New Zealand Hospital<\/p>\n

Wed 26-6-18
\nDear Mother
\nI suppose when you get a cable to say I am admitted to hospital again, you’ll come to the conclusion that I’ve signed a separate peace. I can certainly claim that I have had very little opportunity for rendering myself objectionable to Fritz so far.<\/p>\n

I have no temperature or fever. I was sent here to get my throat operated on, tonsils beheaded and something else, I think. The throat specialist examined me this morning, but did not mention what he was going to do about it.<\/p>\n

I am in the head case ward. But my army career so far doesn’t justify them in saying there is anything wrong with my head. Trot’s leave has had to be postponed. I understand he was to get it last Friday. So I hit the quack at Torquay up about getting my<\/span> leave. He refused on account of my heart still being off-side or something, but on being pressed said I could see the Senr. Medical Officer on Monday, and see if he would allow it. I saw him, but he didn’t even listen to my heart or feel my pulse. He looked at my throat and sent me straight here.<\/p>\n

Shall reply to letters separately
\nNeil<\/p>\n