{"id":727,"date":"2013-06-12T07:59:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T07:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=727"},"modified":"2013-06-27T00:06:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T00:06:18","slug":"neil-mother-13-oct-1918","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=727","title":{"rendered":"Neil \u2013 Mother: 13 Oct 1918"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hornchurch
\n13-10-18
\nDear Mother,
\nSince writing last I have received a tin of Brown Betty (walnut, very excellent) and a tin of sugar.<\/p>\n

Also a letter from you 4-8-18. Your hope that that I would get a job in England had just come true as you were writing. I met a close friend of Kvoufeldt’s (?)<\/span> here and mentioned what you said in the letter. It was the first he’d heard of it. Do you keep a note of all parcel’s you send? I have mentioned all that I receive. Some go west en route I think.<\/p>\n

Also a letter from Gorrie 15-8-18. I am surprised at Vic starting work again. Why did he not get Massey<\/a> to make some arrangements for him?<\/p>\n

Another letter from Gorrie 28-7-18. You still don’t seem to realise that it is Trot who is having all the luck, as far as returns to N.Z. are concerned.<\/p>\n

I received the \u00a315 yesterday. Did I tell you to transfer \u00a35-10-0 from my account to Trots? Just re-transfer 30\/- back to mine will you? Do not do any other transferring at his behest without my agreeing. I owe him all I have said and quite likely 10\/- or so more. He wants to call off my debt of about \u00a34 to him. My dignity as a sergeant (still without pay or leave) will not allow it. <\/p>\n

Sent Gertie a little P.C. album for her birthday yesterday. Leslie has gone into hosp. at Codford for an operation for hernia. Thanks for the dough<\/p>\n

Yours
\nNeil<\/p>\n

P.S. How is my credit? <\/p>\n

3 months ago I bet 2\/6 that there wd be an armistice by agreement on the Western Front before the end of Nov. Looks as if I shall be able to collect the dough soon. <\/p>\n