June 25/18.
Dear mother
I hope you are all quite well, I hope it wont be long now until I go to Holland, my Proof of Rank arrived at last. We are enjoying very miserable Weather just at present very cold & windy with frequent rain storms, I hope that you are having better than this. I had a slight attack of the grippe last week, but I am quite well again. Give my love to all at Home & to Emmy & her family I remain
your loving Son. Tom.