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
16 Sept 1916 Borden Camp - Billie's nose and Margy's cough
15 Sept 1916 Borden Camp - First time I shot out of a Ross
Next Letter the 15th of Sept 1916
6 Sept 1916 Borden Camp - It won't be long now dearie until we are together again.
4 Sept 1916 Borden Camp The Duke did not bother us much
3 Sept 1916 - Letter to mother
2 Sept 1916 Camp Borden- They kept us drilling
31 Aug 1916 - We have to fall in again
30 Aug 1916 - Camp Borden This is a fierce place
Letter to Billie and Margy
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