BMS/CWK/95/21b/13

Envelope containing two letters from James William Kaye to his parents. Sent from 60th Siege Battery, B.E.F.

21 & 23 Dec 1918

From: 1918 To: 1918

First letter: Now at Cuesmes, close to Mons. Describes the move; writer accompanied the guns with another officer. Describes offocers mess; is billeted in a house in the same road. Thanks for parcel with tobacco and ink. Second letter: Has received mail from various relatives. Visited a local colliery and arranged for the men to have baths there two days a week. Describes the miners bathing accommodation; about 80 seperate cubicles each with a shower bath, enormous changing room, and some first rate ordinary baths for officers. Has to go into Mons to meet the brigade commander and attend a conference in connection with the Army Education Scheme. Bemoans lack of kit for rugby football match.

3 sheets

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Kaye, James William,
British Expeditionary Force

family correspondence, Mons, coal mine, rugby