| Title | Bundle of letters (written from Royal Navy Depot, Crystal Palace, London, later from HMS Excellent, Whale Island Portsmouth, and later from Royal Navy Camp, Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire) |
| Description | Includes:
Letter [written from Crystal Palace, London]: '...We had a lively time with those tommies on the train going back to France, they had a gramophone and melodion and were singing right up to the time of us reaching London...' [9 Jul 1918?].
Letter [written from 'R.N. Depot', Crystal Palace, London]: at end encouraging Nellie to 'Follow Sheffield's motto and do the same as me (stick it and don't grouse)'. 22 Jul 1918
Letter written from HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth: '...I'm having a grand time here and consider the place fairly decent but nothing in comparison with dear old Sheffield...', 11 Aug 1918.
Letter written from 'R.N. Camp, Haslaw, Gosport, [Hampshire]: '...Well Sweetheart I have once more got back safe and sound and I only hope that God may carry me through it and allow me to return home and back to civil life again with no limbs short because if I was to lose a limb dear I am sure I should dread coming back home for fear of being a burden to someone for my keep...', 7 Sep 1918. |