Dear old girl

A collection of letters from Pte Dick Armer to his wife Mabel who he frequently referred to as "Dear old girl". His three children were Billie, Marjorie and Dorothy who was born while he was away. Dick had promised to "write every day" and, with few exceptions, kept his promise. The letters were written during WW1 from Camp Borden in Canada, on the train to Halifax, on board ship to England, from Witley Camp and France. Scroll to the bottom of the entry and click on comments to leave a message

10 Feb 1917 - I know I did not fail my country in its hour of need

This letter was written on onion skin paper and they are hard to read as the words on the reverse side bleed through. Adventure in scanning! Also page three is a repeat of page two except for the last two lines.