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great many fell out! It made it harder for us on account of just coming out of the trenches Our feet being tender from the dampness of the trench. I am sure you have been expecting word from me, well really I felt sorry but you know how hard it is to get writing while in the trenches, Ervie + Syd got writing not long ago, you know sometimes one person has to go on some thing extra, so mother will hear from them anyway. I hope she is not worrying, we don’t
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get time to be lonesome, try and get mother to go as much as possible. I forgot to mention the five dollars which was in the letter, I was certainly glad to receive it, as it is a very scarce article around here.
Well Clystal I have seen some wonderful sights, since we left Canada, but as you know we are allowed to tell very little of our experience at the front. This is the first sleep we have got for quite a while, the rest of the lads are all fine, excepting
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Arthur who we have not heard from lately, I hope he is getting well.
How did the Richmond Exh. come off? What kind of weather did they have, I think it would be better for Grandpa to stay down home all winter, to keep mother company, and how did George get along at Ottawa? France contains some of the best of farming land, we are now billeted at a French farm house the people seem very friendly and kind, some of us are lying out under the trees the rest
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of them are sleeping up in the loft. I never told you of the night that we had our first experience in gas, well it wasn’t gas because it was a false alarm, but anyway we were coming out through the communication trench and had to go through the same manouvres [spelling error: maneuvers]. Walked about two miles through a old trench with our helmets on, so you may know how hard it was for us to find our way. They have now the Restpirator [spelling error: respirator] which is the latest invention, and a much more awkward article to carry.
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There hasn’t been any Canadian parcels received here lately they must be misslaid somewhere, will surely soon get them.
Must close for now having a great many other letters to write.
With Best Love To All
Sefton.Transcriber
Jessica DobsonLanguage
English
