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Primary Source WW1 Letters 1917

Arthur's Primary Source First World War letters home 1917.

January 1917
  • Cold weather, worried about men freezing in trenches, utter desolation of the front, new years eve with the rats, may have to move again ...
  • Glad to be moving, flats in London hard to get, happy in his little wooden hut ...
  • Glad to be away from the front, complains about the price of fuel, has a hot water bottle in bed, maybe the war will end in October, fed up with the weather ...
  • Bitterly cold, Arthur is feeling his age, very basic quarters, gives his chauffeur some socks, glad he turned down the job of Commandant ...

February 1917
  • Money talk, still freezing cold, volunteers falling ill, Arthur is caught in a gas attack without his mask, borrows the Commandants bed ...
  • Coldest winter since 1870, 7 or 8 men short due to illness, 2nd anniversary of leaving London, complaining about those in easy war jobs, able to keep warm in dugouts, still enjoying his tea and cake ...
  • Spring has arrived, shellfire rattling windows, gas alarm, very short of volunteers ...
  • Arthur likes Lloyd George's speech, a missing parcel of tea and biscuits, new arrests in Ireland ...

March 1917
  • Arthur's brother recovering from dysentery, a German spy in the Vatican ...
  • Arthur is pleased about the Russian Revolution, feels sorry for the children, thinking of taking some leave in April ...

May 1917
  • Back in London, shopping, making wedding plans and wants a nice quiet wedding ...
  • Advises Mother to invest in War Loans, wife to be doesn't photograph too well ...

June 1917
  • Back at the front line, two men die in his car, thinks the war might go on to the end of next year at least ...
  • Mothers money invested in War Loan, social gossip ...

July 1917
  • Arthur has bank overdraft worries, investment income problems ...
  • Arthur's nephew wants to learn to fly, remote chance of war ending this year, waiting for a row in Ireland ...

August 1917
  • Arthur is not happy with his quarters, talk of wedding presents, worries about the war lasting another year or two perhaps ...
  • Arthur's intended is flat hunting in London, section soon to be moved, soon to be on leave ...
  • Arthur talks of not returning after his next leave ...
  • Sad news, a big casualty list, Pope trying to arrange peace, nice quarters in a farm house ...
  • Nephew to join Royal Flying Corps, good news from Italy ...
  • Arthur hears of progress by French and Italians, possible settlement in Ireland ...
  • Arthur disappointed not to be going to Verdun ...


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