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Posted on August 29, 1917 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from Aveling

England 29/08/1917 (Some degradation of page) Dear Mother I have now staying with Mrs Hookham and have already spent about five days of my three …

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Posted on August 2, 1917 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from Bapaume

France, 2/8/1917. Dear Mother, I am afraid we are not having the same little talks with one another as frequently now as heretofore. For one …

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Posted on July 14, 1917 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from Bapaume

France 14/7/1917 Dear Mother, At the present moment I am in charge of a fairly large fatigue job which has lasted for a couple of …

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Posted on July 9, 1917 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from Bapaume

Dear Mother I have received five or six letters from you and a few others from various other members of the family including about 6 …

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Posted on July 7, 1917 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from Bapaume

7/07/1917 Dear Mother Today is the anniversary of my first time over the “parapet’ and incidentally of poor Bert Allen and Billy Hookhams death and …

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Posted on July 4, 1917 by: Walter E

Letter to Father from Bapaume

C/O Mrs Hookham 24 Donavon Ave Muswell Hill London N10 (no date but Papa wrote on it 4 July 1917) Dear Father I am taking …

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Posted on July 3, 1917 by: Walter E

Letter to Aunt Evie from Bapaume

3/7/1917 Sgt W.H. Elkington 4106 C. Coy. 20th Battalion A.I.E.F. Dear Aunt Evie, Thanks for your last letter which I received recently & which I …

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Posted on June 26, 1917 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from England

St Aubyns Woodborough Road Putney about July 1917 Dear Mother, I have been granted 10 days leave and am now engage in looking up all …

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Posted on June 2, 1917 by: Walter E

Letter to Mother from Rubempre

Address reply to Cpl Elkington 4106. C Coy Batt AIF. (Some paper degradation) Dear Mother. The time has arrived for me to write to you …

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