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World War 1 Letters Home December 1915
On leave in London, manages to get a first class ticket to Dublin, loses a friend ...
Junior Constitutional Club
Piccadilly
London W1
Friday 17th December 1915
My Dear Mother
… I’ve just sent you a wire to say I’ll go over Sunday night instead of tonight. I want to see Rudoph & may not be able to today, also one or two other people. After all a day or two makes no difference & just now is a good time to see people, so many about …
Brenda & I went shopping this morning. I got little presents for my 2 god children, Anne & Barbara, also Xmas present for Ta a brown bag, purse & bag combined, rather nice, 13/6 & I put 5/- in it & we walked round from Harrods & left it in Hans Road, after which we drove off to Petit ????? Restaurant ...
… & I’ve just been down to Red Cross in Pall Mall with a letter from our ??? which enabled me to get a return ticket, 1st class, to Dublin at single fare, so I’ve just got it, £2-13-0, quite worth it & really a treat to go first, as one gets rather tired travelling 3rd with tipsy soldiers, the beastly journey over is bad enough, but with the uncomfortable conditions & when not feeling very grand, it is the limit. May as well get what concessions I can.
I paid our ??? a long visit yesterday evg. & he tells me Mr Barton is probably coming out to my section, they were very nice & expressed hope I should return to my work later when all right, so I said about 1st March. I shall be very glad to get home & be quiet for 6 wks …
You know poor Frank Mac Donnell*has been killed, I made such efforts to see him in Aug. poor chap, he was up from Litchfield for the day & phoned or called in here I think & left a message that he was only up for day & was most anxious to see me & was just off abroad, I called & phoned to his club, but never saw him, he was out. I must write to her …
Best love
A
*Major (Temporary) Francis William Joseph MacDonnall - an old school friend of Arthur, served at Gallipoli, died of dysentery in St Andrew's Hospital, Malta 4th December 1915.
Piccadilly
London W1
Friday 17th December 1915
My Dear Mother
… I’ve just sent you a wire to say I’ll go over Sunday night instead of tonight. I want to see Rudoph & may not be able to today, also one or two other people. After all a day or two makes no difference & just now is a good time to see people, so many about …
Brenda & I went shopping this morning. I got little presents for my 2 god children, Anne & Barbara, also Xmas present for Ta a brown bag, purse & bag combined, rather nice, 13/6 & I put 5/- in it & we walked round from Harrods & left it in Hans Road, after which we drove off to Petit ????? Restaurant ...
… & I’ve just been down to Red Cross in Pall Mall with a letter from our ??? which enabled me to get a return ticket, 1st class, to Dublin at single fare, so I’ve just got it, £2-13-0, quite worth it & really a treat to go first, as one gets rather tired travelling 3rd with tipsy soldiers, the beastly journey over is bad enough, but with the uncomfortable conditions & when not feeling very grand, it is the limit. May as well get what concessions I can.
I paid our ??? a long visit yesterday evg. & he tells me Mr Barton is probably coming out to my section, they were very nice & expressed hope I should return to my work later when all right, so I said about 1st March. I shall be very glad to get home & be quiet for 6 wks …
You know poor Frank Mac Donnell*has been killed, I made such efforts to see him in Aug. poor chap, he was up from Litchfield for the day & phoned or called in here I think & left a message that he was only up for day & was most anxious to see me & was just off abroad, I called & phoned to his club, but never saw him, he was out. I must write to her …
Best love
A
*Major (Temporary) Francis William Joseph MacDonnall - an old school friend of Arthur, served at Gallipoli, died of dysentery in St Andrew's Hospital, Malta 4th December 1915.
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