{"id":844,"date":"2013-06-21T21:30:04","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T21:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=844"},"modified":"2013-06-27T04:28:49","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T04:28:49","slug":"norman-dad-29-may-1918","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warletters.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=844","title":{"rendered":"Norman \u2013 Dad: 29 May 1918"},"content":{"rendered":"

No 1 New Zealand General Hospital
\nBrockenhurst, Hants
\nWard 16
\n29\/5\/18
\nDear Dad,
\nAs you can see from the above address I am now over in Blighty recovering from the complaint which has now been diagnosed as Trench fever. I have written to Neil, but I have not yet had time to get a reply, so I can’t tell yet where he is. If he is still at Torquay I may see him soon as I do not expect to be in hospital for more than a few days.<\/p>\n

Everybody is awfully good to us over here and I am having a really good time and not feeling at all bad. I got quite a surprise when I read in your last letter that I had been reported as suffering from severe fever on Feb 26th. I think that the cable must have meant to refer to one of the attacks that Neil had before they sent him over here.<\/p>\n

You are quite right in assuming that I would not object to being sent home. Nobody here objects to that after they have been over in France for a while. There is absolutely no chance of my being sent home this time as my condition improves every day. I am now looking forward to my leave from the Convalescent Camp and as I now have almost \u00a313 to my credit I guess that I shall have some good time. I am now hoping that Neil has not had his leave so that we will both have a chance of striking leave together. No more news this time – will write again soon.<\/p>\n

Norman<\/p>\n