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On Active Service
Mrs. F.B. McMulkin 122 Indian Road, Toronto, Canada
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Sunday. [Hoeylaert?] Belgium Jan 12th 1919.
My dear Fan: -
I started a letter to you in the middle of the week, but [as?] I had written a couple of letters then and it was too late to finish yours.
I have not heard from you people in Toronto lately until the other day when I received one from the three of you. I also received the socks and chocolates, and they certainly are fine. I was just thinking all day how I would like to have some real Canadian chocolates and then along some came. Thank, Frank very much for me. The socks of course are just what I needed and are always welcome in this country.
Well you will see by the address that I am at a different place since I last wrote you. We just arrived here Tuesday and expect to stay here now until we go
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home again. Of course one can never tell just whether we will or not. This town is about eight miles from Brussels and is about twelve miles from Waterloo. I was up to Brussels the other day and had a good look around that place. The call it the young Paris. Well it sure is a very fine place and very pretty. Things cost a great deal of money and so it is impossible to stay there long.
I will try and get to see Waterloo but cannot say whether I will be able to or not. Will try very hard though. The people around here are Flemish and speak a Flemish language, which is half English and half German. They are very nice to us but not like the real French people. I will tell you all about these things when I get home.
Well Fan I must write Susanne so will close now. Thanking you and Frank again for the parcel and hoping you are well. Your loving Bro Ted.