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Y.M.C.A. On Active Service WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Monday April 29/18 My dear Mother. I was very glad to receive letters from Sus. Helen and Aut. the end of the week. It is too bad that you are not feeling very well, but just you stay in bed and don't get up till you are real well. You know the weather will soon become fine now and a little walk in the morning will do you a world of good. Of course you
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always wanted to be doing something that you should not do and then getting sick. You know that we want you to be looking fine when you get home for next Xmas. I hope Father is better now. He seems to have had a good deal of trouble. It seems too bad that he should look so healthy and then get bad in the winter Next winter you
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Y.M.C.A. On Active Service WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
both must go down to Florida for the winter.
I was up to see if I could find Reg yesterday but was not successful. I got my laundry anyway and also saw a bunch of fellows I know well. Joe Sutherland and Ceril White are at this school. The old town is well represented eh?
I was very glad to hear that you received the watch and other things O.K. I hope that you will forward me my watch. Address my old battalion. 87th.
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and put my name initials number and name plain They will forward on to me.
I hope the people over there don't worry too much about the war over here. Lately there have been rather bad reverses as you see by the papers but then that is not much because we can't have all the successes and [Fritz?] will get all he wants in return.
Well Mother will write during the week and must close now. Hope you and Father are better now and don't worry about us, we will be O.K. Am feeling fine. With best love to all at home. Your loving son. Ted.