49.052 - ALS to Fran

CANADIAN Y.M.C.A On Active Service [postal stamp]

[censor stamp] Mrs Francis B. McMulkin 122 Indian Road Toronto Canada

On Active Serivce Y.M.C.A WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Somewhere in France Saturday July 29/18

My dear Fan:- Thought that I had better write you to-night so that the letter could go in the morning. You see were are only allowed to send one letter a day at this school. It does not seem to be hardly right as a person doesn't feel like writing a letter every night. When I get a writing fit on I feel more like it. The reason is though that we only have two or three officiers here and they haven't time to censor all the letters.

Was a very lucky boy again to-day. Received a letter from Austie of June 10th and one from home of the 11th. pretty good eh?

Have received a good many letters lately though. Yours of May 19th and 29th I was very glad to see.

You will be rather lonely without Harry but then will have Jim I suppose.

I hope that you get plenty of time to run up to see the girls and then they can motor down to see you. I do want them to all ^to get along fine together and keep everything running alright. Darc should be a great help.

On Active Service Y.M.C.A. WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

I received a fine parcel from I Isabel Patterson. Very decent of her to think of the troops eh? She said it was from the whole family. I guess she didn't want me to think that she had any particular liking for anybody especially.

I see that they have received the photos. They would have been a good deal better but it was raining and foggy and I was in a great hurry and rather worried

Well Fan must close and go to bed. Am

still at the Corps signalling school.

Best love to Frank and all in Toronto. your loving Bro. Ted.

Fan send me on a pipe and some tob. as I smoke now and then out here. R.