mss_gen_49_083_001

3rd Officer Cadet Batt. B. Corp.
Albany Barracks
Parkhurst Isle of Wight
Thursday 15 Aug 1918.

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Every body has
tea at four o'clock
I am always so hungry I
make a meal of it
Bread & Butter. Jam & tea.
then dinner at 7.30 - R.

My Dear Aut.

As this afternoon is set aside for
sports and I am ^too stiff to enter into any strenuous
exercises. I arrived here last Friday afternoon
after having a very fine holiday in London.

Reg came over about a week after I landed
and we had a week together and then I had to
go to my school. Reg looks very much the same
old boy. he has not changed any that I can
see. I did not know that he had his third star
up, he said he got it in March and he has
been mentioned in despatches twice. We
took in a show together. The Purple Mask. it
was fine, we had dinner together down
town at the different hotels and it
was a sight to see the women drinking
and smoking cigarettes and incedentally
looking to see what poor fish they can
get a hold of if they have not already
done so. as far as Reg and I were
concerned we were just looking thank
you and it was worth the money.