France
Apr 28/17

Dear Mary and M Don Stan Jack Bruce Ruth and Ivan

Wish I was starting over the pond again this is going to take just as long as ever to finish, but hope for the best had a bath to day and clean cloths but my legs ache very bad yet hope to rest here for two or three days I may not get your letter this time by getting sick and getting over here so you see if you could only write a little one oftener they would get divided over more days You wrote the last I have Mar 18^th it seems ages and is almost wore out in my pocket but do like to read it M’s letter was saying she heard you talking to me in your sleep and it is great to think I am thought off even in dreams I do not know if I told you I got a letter from Vera it was a good one but I have lost it does not stay like yours will try and answer it some time I can not write very well with this rag on my thumb but was anxious to do or write something to you all I write all your names on something very often I can not find the Battery and do not get any chance look long that boy is in I think Vera said 4 Brig 16 Battery that is not very simple or easy to find one man in wish I could though I wish our Batt was out but they are going in again tomorrow or next day

This weather is good for the roads a cold brease it feels quite cold nights we can get some coal near now we take a big oil can and put holes in it and make a stove I am about two days walk from the Batt now so it will be a big step getting back with my legs hope they are better before I am marked duty again lots of fellows get wounded, and make for home OK but I hope I can go home soon and the war over without any my prayers are for this end soon My dear you are a little giant to get along and to have so much to care for it’s fine Ivan is good wish I was able to carry and dress etc etc it is a long way to take the little ones up stairs when asleep it has been hard for you my girlie great bunch [?] I have two of M’s last letters yet and your last short sweet one will be glad to get the pictures, you must get some week more than one letter from me, am glad you get out as often as you do tell me how you manage to get on with things glad the boys like to go to church hope they can manage to save you lifting some anyway it is lights out dearies

Your dad
W R Gullen
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Apr 29/17
PS I am to go out to day it is just my luck or manage ment again some fellows work it so they stay seven or eight days, may just get back in to go with this big drive this is going to be a big push this time, I was dreaming about Fred last night saw him very plain, with a black preacher coat on my I wish I could talk with him my prayer is that I will be kept to work for my kiddies for a long time yet You my girlie have been kept for them through great trouble may the great High Power always travel with us and Bless us the more you believe the greater your belief I am thinking it must be nearly one year we have been in that place I have forgotten when it was quite shure it was April hope it is nice sunny weather there now, the little walkes we took over to get blue bells and strawberries so forth and etc car it is now dinner time the bugle has gone then I will be going out to Batt if this can be the last drive it will be great and my great wish is to get home with my health for the bunch the future is going to be some thing hard well may we meet soon an unbroken bunch with lots of love and kisses

Yours
dad
W R Gullen
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