1 August 1917 Emmanuel College Cambridge
[Envelope]
postmark: FIELD POST OFFICE 8 SP 17
PASSED FIELD CENSOR 1910
Going into action
inspected by Sir Douglas Haig and Birdy
Mrs C W Satchell
"Macclesfield"
Livingstone St
Burwood
Sydney
Australia
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A most beautiful photo of you mother, worthy to adorn such walls as Emmanuel.
Love Bill
Emmanual College
Cambridge
1st August 1917
My dear Father and Mother
The thought that if I don't write straight away I may be too late for your wedding day Greetings has just occurred to me. As usual I wish you both the best of luck and health and may God spare to see many more days of 11th September. I remember writing to you last year after I had been in my first big battle on the Somme and I never dreamt then that I would be writing to you this time amid such happy surroundings. I have been exceedingly happy these four months at Emmanuel and I am sorry they are up, we leave in a couple of days for London, then about 10 days, then I don't
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know. We had our exam yesterday and I think I have passed all right, I shall know tomorrow.
Don't let the thought of my being an officer worry you as to the further danger I shall have to run, it is no greater than that I have been through already.
Thank you ever so much mother dear for your photos and letter sent through Aunt Sissie, it is the only word I have had from Australia since 29th April. Boats being sunk has been the reason and I am now waiting for that mail your letter came with to come back from France.
Well Dad and Mum I will write again later, must get this posted now. Best wishes and good luck to you both once more and tons and tons of love.
From your ever loving Son
Billy
PS Please excuse mistakes. In a hurry! WS
postmark: FIELD POST OFFICE 8 SP 17
PASSED FIELD CENSOR 1910
Going into action
inspected by Sir Douglas Haig and Birdy
Mrs C W Satchell
"Macclesfield"
Livingstone St
Burwood
Sydney
Australia
[Page 1]
A most beautiful photo of you mother, worthy to adorn such walls as Emmanuel.
Love Bill
Emmanual College
Cambridge
1st August 1917
My dear Father and Mother
The thought that if I don't write straight away I may be too late for your wedding day Greetings has just occurred to me. As usual I wish you both the best of luck and health and may God spare to see many more days of 11th September. I remember writing to you last year after I had been in my first big battle on the Somme and I never dreamt then that I would be writing to you this time amid such happy surroundings. I have been exceedingly happy these four months at Emmanuel and I am sorry they are up, we leave in a couple of days for London, then about 10 days, then I don't
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know. We had our exam yesterday and I think I have passed all right, I shall know tomorrow.
Don't let the thought of my being an officer worry you as to the further danger I shall have to run, it is no greater than that I have been through already.
Thank you ever so much mother dear for your photos and letter sent through Aunt Sissie, it is the only word I have had from Australia since 29th April. Boats being sunk has been the reason and I am now waiting for that mail your letter came with to come back from France.
Well Dad and Mum I will write again later, must get this posted now. Best wishes and good luck to you both once more and tons and tons of love.
From your ever loving Son
Billy
PS Please excuse mistakes. In a hurry! WS