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Date: September 1st 1916
To
Wife (Mary) & Children
From
Roy Gullen
Letter

From Bramshott

Sept 1/16

Dear wife & kiddies

We have been having inspections this afternoon have time to write Fred & Geo. & you had a route march this morning going to have a foot inspection now whis I could get turned down and go back home but Ill be home in the sweet bye & bye We may be for a longe time maybe 4 or 5 months if we go to go over to soon I am going to do some jumping but things may be alright I do not feel like fighting for such people as I see in this country we could not be under any worse people. and two years or so we could go to U.S.A Anyway what do you say. we may be in this Camp all winter I hope so. I could run a milk busness in Some of these Large cities untill the War was over. I am feeling good to day had approcotes for supper last night & fish to day so we do get some good but rice was burnt & approcotes sour no sugar in anything it rained this morning but it does not last long then nice sunny time we do not get any money untill next Thursday 10 S. the rest is put on a book which we carry I got a card from Geo. to day it is nice to get something every other day or so I know stamps but it is worth it dear how are you anyway honey fair fat & forty. write another dandy letter like this one next time & about my girls & boys may you get along as easy as it is possible

Your old Roy XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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