Len Shepard – Letter 53

Trenches
16.3.17

Dear May,

Am posting today to a tin containing a few odds & ends in the souvenir line.  The badges are pretty well all Scottish.  The “In treare fest” buckles are Bavarian ones that I got down the Somme & the other buckle I believe is a French Chasseurs.  The button with a blazing bomb is also French & the other two & the small round hat badge are huns.  I would like to send a few other things in the way of driving bands & shells, nose caps etc but they won’t go through the post.  I am also posting to Mr Bagrie a parcel containing Albert’s camera.  He had to leave it behind when we

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went into the trenches, & when we got back here I spoke to the officer about it & he said if I could get it he would let it go through all right so I am posting it today.  I am also writing to them to let them know it is coming.  News here is as scarce as ever and things are pretty stale.  As far as I know all the district boys are all right.  Chris & Mark at any rate are still very much alive.  I think D Collins is in France but has not joined up yet.

Love to all
Len

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Received you letter written in Oamaru, also pcl of sox etc. from Mother.

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