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Posted on August 31, 1918 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from Aubigny Trench

Northern Counties Hotel, Londonderry. 31/8/1918 (Shamrock Hotel with 4 hotels – 1 in each leaf of Castlerock, Strabane, Coleraine and Londonderry, The Gibson Hotels, Mrs. …

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Posted on August 18, 1918 by: Walter E

Letter to Lil from Aubigny Trench

France, 18/8/1918 Dear Lil, I have written to most of the others at home so of course I can’t leave you out of it so …

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Posted on August 12, 1918 by: Walter E

Letter to Gerty from Aubigny Trench

France 12/8/1918. Dear Gerty, I am in a good position to carry on with trying to square accounts in the matter of answering letters and …

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Posted on August 12, 1918 by: Walter E

Letter to Grace from Aubigny Trench

France 12/8/1918 Dear Grace This will have to I am afraid serve as answer to the many very nice short letters you have been so …

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Posted on August 10, 1918 by: Walter E

Letter to Father from Aubigny Trench

France l0/8/1918 Dear Father Just as I am writing this a lot of big heads with red ribbon tabs etc and Piccadilly ribbons all over …

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Posted on August 9, 1918 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from Aubigny Trench

France. 9/8/1918 Dear Mother, I have been slightly wounded in the attack of August 8th with 4 or 5 others, got into a bout with …

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Posted on August 9, 1918 by: Walter E

Letter to Hilda from Aubigny Trench

France 9/8/1918 Dear Hilda Today is being spent by me in absolute comfort that is I am reclining peacefully in my bed in a hospital …

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Posted on August 8, 1918 by: Walter E

Journal about Aubigny Trench Letter

Thus ended my experience of the glorious battle of August 8, 1918, which spelt the beginning of the end for the Germans, who never afterwards …

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Posted on August 7, 1918 by: Walter E

Letter to mther from Villers Bretoneaux

France, 7/8/19l8. Dear Mother, I have not heard from you for a couple of weeks, but before that I had several letters from nearly everyone. …

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