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
13 August 1917 Chalky water waist deep
12 August 1917 There are not so many of us left in France now
11 August 1917 sent July 25th received August 10th
10 August 1917 you can see the lights on Blackpool promenade
9 August 1917 --one of the big Nobs
8 August 1917 the pleasure of writing a letter in ink
7 August 1917 Two in one day
6 August 1917 Men like they are to good to loose
5 August 1917 They must keep their hats on
2 August 1917 CENSORED
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