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
27 Sept 1916 Borden Camp - Raising a Dust
26 Sept 1916 Borden Camp - Mates have been killed
25 Sept 1916 - I will never make a sniper
24 Sept 1916 - We are going into the trenches
23 Sept 1916 Borden Camp - Rumours
22 Sept 1916 Borden Camp 4 Letters in One Day
21 Sept 1916 Camp Borden - Charged with insubordination
20 Sept 1916 Borden Camp A letter in my pocket
19 Sept 1916 Borden Camp- What gets my goat......
17 Sept Borden Camp - The 114th leave for England today
16 Sept 1916 Borden Camp - Billie's nose and Margy's cough
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