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Arthur likes the new budget, hears from Australia that he is engaged to be married ...

Convois Automobiles
S.S.A. No.3
Par Dijon
France

April 6th, 1916
My Dear Mother,
Two letters & a paper sent on by you came today. We get our post about 4 p.m. later than at the last place …

I see new budget in papers today, your income will not be further affected, under £500 3/6 in £ & now you just are under that. I think it is a very clear speech McKenna made; wonderful the amount of revenue all this will bring in. Very glad motors & theatres & cinema shows are going to be taxed & soft drinks, quite right, it all seems very fair. The rich man can afford 5/- in £ …

Verdun news seem to keep good …

I see Zepps went over 3 nights running, but not London.
Best love
Yr affect son
Arthur

I hear from Australia I am engaged, they are very quick at news!!

Arthur likes his home comforts and gets a new boss ...


Convois Automobiles
S.S.A. No.3
Par Dijon
France

April 11th, 1916
My Dear Mother
No letter from you since I arrived a week ago tonight, but 2 Aust. Papers sent on came yesterday & my other papers I ordered …

Mr Tarbutt leaves today much to our regret, he is such a good fellow & all got on so well with him, Frank Hargreaves comes out as Commandant for some time now, 4 or 5 months probably …

One hears guns at Verdun, they seem to be struggling there …

Most comfortable in my Billet & orderly does my room, lays my bath, boots, clothes etc so am well fixed. Sun pours into my room in morng. Some lovely walks about.
Dejeuner bell

Best love
Yr affect son
Arthur
PicturePicture from "The Illustrated War News" April 1916
Extracts from a letter from Brigadier-General H. Yarde-Buller to Lord Kitchener, 1916 ...

"May I bring to your Lordship's notice the Section Sanitaire Anglaise No. 3 which I came across at Gerardmer during my recent visit to the French Front. This section consists of 30 British ambulances and has evacuated about 30,000 wounded men. Recently it has been employed in the vicinity of the Lingekopf, where all work has to be carried out at night on the difficult and winding roads of the Vosges Mountains, many of which are under enemy's fire. The section is under the command of Mr Percy Tarbutt, Commandant of the Third Convoy, British Ambulance. General Poaydraguin ... and General Nollet ... in whose commands these ambulances work, spoke to me of them in terms of highest praise."

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