Letter from Harry Dell Anger to his father - October 6th 1917
Entry/Object ID
FIC.309
Tags
Letters
Description
Letter from Harry Dell Anger to his father
Collection
Anger Burch Dell letters
Cataloged By
Victoria Stewart
Letter Details
Letter Date
Oct 6, 1917
Time Period
20th Century
Postmark
Date and Time of Postmark
2:15PM October 6th
Sender
Name
Harry Anger
Addressee
Name
Mr W. H. Anger
Address
97 Brunnswick Ave, Canada
Primary Language
English
Transcription
Transcription
Dear Papa,
I have [????????] Had a moment to get a letter off to you or Blauche this week as I got sailing orders for Egypt and could not get very much time off from duty to book affairs with usual that I have been extremely busy. I had 2 nights and a day in London but the two nights were taken up in calling on our friends in the city and Richmond to say goodbye.
I am writing this at the waterloo St. Station in London at 11 a.m. our train leaves at 11:55 a.m. I just got your letter of Sept 11th no.10 this morning, also one from Blauche and your parcel which of course I have not had time to open so I don't know which one it is. It will sure come in handy as we have a long railway journey, I believe through France and Italy before seen taking for Egypt. We leave here from South ampton and it is [?????????] [????????] At Briudise in Italy but of course I dont know. If we do it will certainly be a grand interesting thing.
Kirk and I are together and all that [??????] For us to do is to try and coax some officer in Egypt to place us in the same battery or brigade. I think we will be able to do it as we have never been stuck yet. I got a pleasant surprise at the station here I met one of the old company boys who came here to see some officers off. Much to my surprise I find two of my old friends are traveling by same train and no doubt same boat to France. I also heard the news that another company lad is in Mesopotamia, one in India, Les Hese then the old least - major of the [????????] In Italy. Two or three more of my old pals are killed though, [?????????] One of my closest friends Riffle Taylor, the flying mate of Frank Foster who was killed a few weeks ago.
Well Papa it is near train time and there...
