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
8 Mar 1917 Fight or skulk
7 Mar 1917 - Bitterly cold today
6 Mar 1917 This afternoon we were digging trenches
5 Mar 1917 - the woman left behind
4 March 1917 I have not been to church this morning
3 Feb 1917- Mamma why don't you wear short dresses?
21 March 1917 Sweets, treats and smokes
1 March 1917 - We are in a different camp now - Bramshott
28-29 Feb 1917 - No letter
27 Feb 1917 I have got pretty well all packed up
26 Feb 1917 Went down to Hythe with George
| Two frequently visited Hythe locations visited by Canadians on their walks down to Hythe, the Red Lion (above) and The Fountain (below) Thanks to Marian Rashleigh of Plymouth England for the photos. |
25 Feb 1917 teach Billie to say his prayers
24 Feb 1917 This is some life...
23 Feb 1917 I like walking through the country lanes
22 Feb 1917 I was down to Hythe on piquet duty
21 Feb 1917 - We have been practising how to throw bombs
19 Feb 1917 - no letter
There are a number of undated post cards in the collection and we have included one for 19 Feb 1917 as there was no letter so dated.
18 Feb 1917 And there was your smiling face
17 Feb 1917 - We have finished with our musketry
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