Risboro Bks June 1/17 Dear mother and father:- Well, here I am back again at camp after my 8 day leave. However when I finish this I think you will be almost glad that I am leaving soon. We had a Canadian mail yesterday the first for a long while and I got a letter from you, with the enclosed one, which I sent to Duke. As for his "future",it might seem peculiar but I can assure you that she is an awfully fine girl and you have no reason to be at all bewildered. The real English people are simply great and are pretty hard to beat. We will certainly carry home good impressions of them. Well, for the other and more important question. Yesterday a draft of 60, large number was licked and I am on it. I am one of the happiest boys on earth. Altho' they ar' going to different things, 6 were selected for the heavy siege guns and 5 of my chums and myself are together. My but it is lucky. It is the first draft of signallers sent to the siege from here. "Shortie" Mason and Wilbar Mooney and 3 others fellows in our hut including a fellow name Pearson from [?] are with me. All fine chaps. And just think we are going to a particular battery (which we Guard) will be all together and best of all, have no horses. As our guns are away back and we have very seldom of course we [?] make ourselves quite comfortable quarters. The battery we are going to, whose number I will tell later, I understand is composed of Mc Gill fellows. Now I will be leaving there just as happy as a lark and I hope you will be the same. In fact with air raids such as we had the other day I Folkestone, I think where we are going to will be almost as safe. As for leaving I think it will be in 5 or so days, so by the time you see this, I guess France will be my home. Of course our Seige guns are moved by tractors and it will be very interesting �Your wish has always been for me to get with real Heavy guns, so I hope you are as delighted as I am. My stay in Shorncliff has been anything but pleasant lately, in spite of my leaves and I will not regret leaving it.' Last night I was down to see Mrs. Luell and I am going up to tea there on Sunday. Her husband has gone back and I did not see him. The air raid here was pretty bad and some of the sights we pitiable it is said. Mrs. Luell and her husband were playing tennis and a bomb hit a few yards from her, but very fortunately failed to explode. I cannot tell you all about it but you will hear from other sources. I expect saw a funeral of some of the victims this afternoon. Mrs. Buell will likely move to some other place now. The Huns had everything as they pleased and the place was simply helpless. I got the money (4 pbs) from Lloyds' Bank to-day and am very glad to get it. I did not get any money for the ball throwing, but there is some prize waiting for me. There was no delay in cabling the money to Lloyds' as they have a branch here. Did I tell you before about meeting Mr. Mafwood in London He is going home and will tell you about the airraid which I missed. One of our battery halfs was killed and several fellows were wounded. I am in a hurry as it is near "Lights out and I have to make my bed down. Don't every worry over me, for I am going to a "Safty First" job and am tickled to death. Must close my next letter might be from France. Hope you are both well I am simple great in spite of the fact I was innoculated yesterday. Remember me to all the neighbors, Mary Austin and everybody else. Must close With much love Your loving son Vaughan P.S/ Spent the last day in London with Alex.