Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    OR2343/32
  • Title
    Transcript of letters (1 sheet) (a) from Alfred Walls to Faith He and Godinge needed good rest after bicycling from Enfield and Hinwick and back to see Orlebars sorry Lieutenant Dick had to leave for the Front going to try to get all the badges in the Army for Miss Erica when he gets back to the Depot undated (1915)
  • Date free text
    1915
  • Production date
    From: 1915 To: 1915
  • Scope and Content
    (b) from Alfred Walls, Sandown, Isle of Wight to Faith glad Miss Erica enjoyed her holidays; thanks for her letter undated (1915) (c) from Mary Walls (Alfred's mother), Capetown to Faith thanks for kindness to Alfred doing some nursing; "times are very bad out here" thanks for photos 17 September 1915 (d) from Walls to Faith split from Godinge, as Walls ordered back by Bugler Major Godinge wont 'join him' as he does not like soldiering in England therefore he is stopping in his company to go to the Front 12 October 1915 (e) from Walls to Faith thanks for photos - sends some postcards of China and one of his photos (f) from William P Feeney, Worcestershire to Faith been out since last August 'desolate place' ration and water supply fairly good had good chat with Captain Bayley in Isle of Wight 1915 (g) from Clark, Trenches to Faith glad to hear of Lieutenant Dick's safe arrival had to stop writing for a while as the Germans started shelling and our artillary replyed is play 'Drake' coming off? rain nearly every day. Soldiers 'spirit immense' 9 December 1915 (h) from Clark to John sight of shells knocking over trees in wood he is in now 9 December 1915 (i) from Gerald Orr Camp Tring to his Father (grandfather of Derick Rising) story of Derick's death in Dardanelles by Private Thoroughgood Christmas 1915 (j)from Alfred's brother in South Africa to Faith (Joseph Walls) heard Alfred spending Christmas at Hinwick kindness to Arthur also. 1 December 1915
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