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| The first letter from Rugeley Camp to sister Kate.... The first letter from Rugeley Camp to sister Kate. I've had several requests to include scans of the letters. In "quiet" periods, I'll upload them. This one was written in the relative comfort of the training camp. [..] |
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| Scans of Early letters The first letter from Rugeley Camp to sister Kate. I've had several requests to include scans of the letters. In "quiet" periods, I'll upload them. This one was written in the relative comfort of the training camp. [..] |
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| Training Camp 1917 As you may have realised, there were no other letters from the training camp that were preserved.
It sounds, from the first letter, that Harry had just arrived at Rugeley camp and so we could work out roughly how long the training lasted at that time.
In 1914, at the start of the war, training was planned to take around eight months for an infantryman like Harry. By the spring of 1917, this had [..] |
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| Letter to Jack from Private Hunt, K.O.Y.L.I. Overmead Aux. HospLudlow9th July 1918Dear SirJust a line or two in answer to your welcome letter which I received last week. I have been a good while in answering it but all the same I did not forget your kind letter which you sent to me in such a trying time as it as been for me but I hope for better time [..] |
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Scans of letter  Harry's letter to Kate, April 2nd 1918. A single sheet approx. 20cm x 17cm written on both sides. Jack's letter, written the same day is on a different type of paper. The envelope used is scanned in the previous post. |
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| Error in Letter dating - apologies to all The letter reported as 9th October 1917 was more likely to have been written today, 27th October 1917. I will amend the date accordingly in a few days.
The actual letter was undated. It was written after a day on the range and I could only find one possible day for that in the Battalion's War Diary. I missed a second small entry on 27th October.
Reading the letter, this date is more likely to [..] |
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| Aditional letter to Jack This is a letter that was included in the bundle of Harry's letters. As it is contemporaneous with Harry's and, clearly, has some link, I have included it.
No 11/1141, No 4 platoon A Coy, B.E.F. France May 30th 1917 Dear Sir, You?re kind and welcome letter dated May 22 to hand and many thanks for your interest in me. It certainly set me thinking at first until I read further [..] |
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Letter to Jack, 21st May 1918  May 21th 191832507/ 9th Batt York & LancsC Company12 Platoon L.G.S.I.E.F.Dear Jack I have received your letter and books alright. The small book is very handy as it does not take up much room. I thank you very much for sending them. I have just had a letter from Kate and she is getting on alright. We are still in the same place only it is a bit warmer this time up, and not so quiet, but I am going on alright. You will see that we have a Y.M. up here but it is only a very small o [..] |
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| Letter from Jack to Kate June 1917 - with scan I have found another letter that is, I am afraid out of order. It was filed with other material and I didn?t recognise its significance. This letter is from Harry?s brother, Jack to sister Kate. Jack was, at the time, an Anglican Clergyman in Hull in the North of England. Kate was a nurse in London. I have certificates in midwifery and ?hygiene? that could well have been a result of the exams [..] |
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| Harry's first letter on this Blog. To his elder si... Harry's first letter on this Blog. To his elder sister Catherine.37/74
M Coy
15 Hut
10th Training Reserves
Rugeley
Staffs
February 7th 1917 Dear Kate I was very pleased to receive your letter. The weather here is very cold and we don?t get much fire. We have been vaccinated this week well last Monday but we have to do all drills just the same. Ethel says Annie?s cold is much better. I [..] |
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| Harry's first letter on this Blog. Written to his ... Harry's first letter on this Blog. Written to his elder sister Catherine.37/74
M Coy
15 Hut
10th Training Reserves
Rugeley
Staffs
February 7th 1917 Dear Kate I was very pleased to receive your letter. The weather here is very cold and we don?t get much fire. We have been vaccinated this week well last Monday but we have to do all drills just the same. Ethel says Annie?s cold is much [..] |
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| October 9th 1917 An incorrectly dated letter was posted her. I have moved the letter to the correct posting date, 28th October. Apologies for any confusion. [..] |
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Letters to kate and Jack, 2nd July 1918  July 2th/191832507/ 9th Batt Y & LC Coy 12 PlatoonL.G.S.I.E.F.Dear KateI have received your letter and the papers with the writing pad. I was very pleased with it. I have had a letter from Ethel and she says they are getting on alright at home. The weather here is v [..] |
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| Letter 29th January - More information I've looked carefully at this "difficult" letter.Firstly, the two sheets of paper are identical and are the same as the paper used for the last 3 letters.The two sheets, if they were from the same letter, were folded separately into four. One sheet was folded long side first, the other, short side first.The pencil appears to be the same and in a similar state of sharpness.There is no sign of any "impression" from other pages on either sheet.I have no other letters with with similar paper that could have an extra sheet slipped in. |
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