Ap. 1st 1917
Dear May,
Was pleased to get photos of Dome CK picnic & am glad to see that you have learned to manipulate the camera. It reminds me of the last Xmas I was home – the time we caught the ducks. Do you remember waiding through that pool for 3? Mother asked if all my pcls had arrived as evidently some of my letters
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had failed to get through. Well as far as I know everything that was posted has reached me alright with the exception of that draught board hanky you sent a long time ago & the last pcl containing balaclava & housewife, the latter however is pretty well sure to come in the course of a week or two. My leave seems as far off
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as ever. All leave was temporarily suspended when they were just about to start on our reinft & so far there is no word of it starting again. It is over 15 months now since we landed in Egypt & during that time I have never missed a day from the trenches while our Coy. was in & I have never had a single days leave. Of course we are not here for holiday-making but I reckon I have earned a few days off.
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If the war runs for another 12 months I am afraid I’ll be getting a bit tired of it. Anyway I am feeling pretty well & have never had more than a bit of a cold since I joined up. You asked me all about the Lewis Gun but I am afraid censorship regulations forbid. I’ll have a lot to say on this subject when I come home. I think all the district boys are well. Mark saw M. Maher today. I heard he was wounded but it was only a rumour. Am glad to see that 3 of the Cody’s have had to come.
Love to all
Len
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P.S. Do you know Fred Hamer’s address?
