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
4 June 1918 It's official
87 1/2 Wellington London today
This is the approximate location of the home Mable occupied in 1918. The house no longer exists and has been replaced by businesses. This is actually the intersection of Wellington Rd and South Street in London. I am looking for a photo taken near that time of this location. If anyone has one, please contact us.
27 May 1918 --that he is still alive
13 May 1918 from J Milliken
5 May 1918 from Ed Gerrard
5 April 1918 Pastor gets a reply to his enquiry
14 Mar 1918 Letter from the Red Cross
7 Mar 1918 Somewhere in France
ANNOUNCEMENT
We want to thank everyone who has been following the letters of Richard Armer.
There are a few more letters spread over the next few months. Rather than publish them when they were actually written we will now publish them sequentially until the end of the series.
Again, thank you for being interested in this unique love story that was all too common in those horrible days of the Great War.
John P Sargeant
Blogger
24 Feb 1918 - a fragment
21 February 1918 "officially struck off strength"
12 Feb 1918 Letter from Dick's friend Ted Gerrard
11 Feb 1918 "I beg to inform you"
from Sister Nan and Bob Ulverston England 16 Jan 1918
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