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see the hoys. Am going to drop Mrs. Hurlhert a few lines tomorrow if I can.
Had a letter from Gus the same day that Mother’s letter arrived telling me that I was an uncle. Intend writing him. sure tomorrow.
The old. hunch is gradually being broken up, am sorry to say. Piute and I were grabbed last Sunday for what the orderly Sergt. said was a new hospital, just opened up. I managed to get a man to take my place, but Piute wasn’t fortunate enough. Now he is waiting on table at Shorncliffe Military Hospital (an old place) where Ion Webster is. Tom Pascoe failed to get on the draft, but today he grabbed a fine job. He and another Vernon boy are transferring to the Canadian Engineers as a water detail. Their work consists in seeing that the water is kept clean. No work at all over here, but in Prance practically all the water has to be purified and their work will be harder. Prank Crompton has his application in to be sent to Tapiow, just out of London, for a six weeks course in massage.
Haven’t anything more to talk about this time so will close with best love to all from
Yours lovingly,
PEEL
P.S. Address in future C.A.M.C., c/o Army P.0.
Pibgate Camo,
May 30, i9l6.
Pear Mother and Pad, -
There had been no Canadian mail here for a week, so you can imagine just how welcome your letter of the 9th which arrived today was. Was so pleased to get some news from home that I am losing no time in answering it, although the chances are that I won't be able to finish it tonight.
The main reason for my doubting my ability to finish it is that I am pretty tired. Had a tough route march today in full marching order, the distance we covered being 18 miles. How would a little jaunt like that appeal to you auto riding folks? It was raining when we left camp at 8.30, after first having drawn rations for dinner, said rations consisting of i loaf of dry bread, and a tin of "bully beef", the latter made by the Irish firm "Sultzberger & Co. of Chicago". Continued to rain for the first hour, but had ceased when we made our first stop at 10 o'clock. On again through the village of Pyruchurch
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