13 October 1915 Gallipoli
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Date stamp: 15 Oct 15
Passed by No 2972 CENSOR
Mrs C. W. Satchell
"Macclesfield"
Livingstone St
Burwood
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
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Gallipoli
13th October 1915
My very dear mother,
Your turn I think dear. First of all I suppose you are wondering how I got hold of this shrewd paper, well go round to Mrs Guille and give her a kiss for me, it was she who sent me a pad of it, wasn't it good of her. I can see by your letter that you have been worrying whether the measles have left my eye sore, but your worry dear has been all for nothing, as my eyes are good as ever they were. I received a letter from Roy last night and would like to answer it but if I wrote now I might have left for Egypt by the time it arrives and so it would have to travel all the way back again, let me know his address as soon as he gets definitely fixed.
I hope he joins the signallers if he can. Last night I received the parcel the Guille girls sent me, some sox and bonza sweets. I tell you my jaws worked overtime though indeed it was pleasant work. The other boys on the signal station reckoned they were fine too. Mum dear don't blame the boat being unclean as the cause of measles breaking out on board, it only stands to reason that amongst so many men, a disease of such a nature would break out. The boat was a lesson in cleanliness, do you know that almost every boat from Australia has a few cases of measles on board. I am becoming a good cook mum, did some rissoles the other night (that spelt right), with biscuits ground up into a powder and bully beef and 1/2 an onion well cut up. They were some class let me tell you, just imagine how we enjoy our tucker when we do it ourselves and it turns out a success. We don't have many failures either. Bruce Brown managed to get me a dozen eggs price 3/- what ho! So you see I have been living well. I am in splendid health mum dear and perfectly happy, but of course
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waiting patiently for the time when I shall see you all again. Love to Dad and Elsie,
your ever loving son
Wilf.
XX for my little soldier bruz, Ron
Date stamp: 15 Oct 15
Passed by No 2972 CENSOR
Mrs C. W. Satchell
"Macclesfield"
Livingstone St
Burwood
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
[page 1]
Gallipoli
13th October 1915
My very dear mother,
Your turn I think dear. First of all I suppose you are wondering how I got hold of this shrewd paper, well go round to Mrs Guille and give her a kiss for me, it was she who sent me a pad of it, wasn't it good of her. I can see by your letter that you have been worrying whether the measles have left my eye sore, but your worry dear has been all for nothing, as my eyes are good as ever they were. I received a letter from Roy last night and would like to answer it but if I wrote now I might have left for Egypt by the time it arrives and so it would have to travel all the way back again, let me know his address as soon as he gets definitely fixed.
I hope he joins the signallers if he can. Last night I received the parcel the Guille girls sent me, some sox and bonza sweets. I tell you my jaws worked overtime though indeed it was pleasant work. The other boys on the signal station reckoned they were fine too. Mum dear don't blame the boat being unclean as the cause of measles breaking out on board, it only stands to reason that amongst so many men, a disease of such a nature would break out. The boat was a lesson in cleanliness, do you know that almost every boat from Australia has a few cases of measles on board. I am becoming a good cook mum, did some rissoles the other night (that spelt right), with biscuits ground up into a powder and bully beef and 1/2 an onion well cut up. They were some class let me tell you, just imagine how we enjoy our tucker when we do it ourselves and it turns out a success. We don't have many failures either. Bruce Brown managed to get me a dozen eggs price 3/- what ho! So you see I have been living well. I am in splendid health mum dear and perfectly happy, but of course
[next bit written at the top left corner of page 1]
waiting patiently for the time when I shall see you all again. Love to Dad and Elsie,
your ever loving son
Wilf.
XX for my little soldier bruz, Ron