Bramshott Camp
Sep 10 1916
Reply to No. 772521 Company B Co Battalion 125 3^rd Division

Dear Mary and little kiddies

I received your letter at noon of the 20^th am very glad to here from you again, I have a great many different thoughts about you all, this and that mite happen, you fall or one of the kids get in the way of a car, you might have to move, hope our Folks are well and staying with you, I would like if you could write twice a week or some of you would, it is some what dry around your place by the tone of your letter I suppose the well is not very deep, tell Jack have been walking [on the?] ground for 3 weeks and a day now it is a long time between you and I, isnt it a nusance, I heard from some of the boys that the 215^[th?] are home guard and that the ones at Borden Camp are broken up and given 10^¢ a day, you did not say if you were getting all your money or not hope you are getting enough, I will not do anything to make it stop honey, but isnt it awful what the poor have to do for the riches it pays to be independent in this world, Will try and get settled in some things that are in demand if I get out of this which I am quite sure I will, if we had a good patch of berries melons this year say a few, potatoes a small field of willow somethings that is sure growth, my I am glad you are as well as you are the Folks made a terrable long stay at the Beach, my I did feel it waving my hat to you from the Boat for the last in so long I think I saw you waving your handkerchief, the only thing about this trip will be the name of being over the pond to the Old Country, will be a great joy when I get on Canadian soil again I will not be long in getting to Brantford Echo Place, hope you will soon have water at home, I think Brantford new the very night we were in Liverpool yes that was Sat 19^th it is a shame the letters do not go quicker I have written enough to make me sick, but it looks as though you haven’t got even the card I posted on the train one I posted at Halifax well from now on you will have enough sorry I said what I did in one of the letters about writing you did write early my dear honey and this best picture in the world I do like to look at your face, I had a card from Geo to day he says he has not received any letter yet, he has not seen Lloyd or [Earl?] since he went back, and he says it is hot there well it is not here have on my winter cloths and sleep with 5 blankets so you see it not very hot here but it is partly over this stale I got one of thoes no go from the M.O. that night and think it has helpt me get over it quicker I have sent it out two or three ways will have a good hot bath to night I might have got a job driving wagons here but you have to work nights and Sundays driving mules and some men get killed one was buried the other day from a mule kick, I think the job of Iron ore or pig Iron job would be all right for a while a fellow gets better money, shall hope for the best do not know when they want the men to go I think the place is London or Liverpool well so long honeys with lots of love and hugs if I could

with hundreds of kisses XXXXXXXX
Your homesick old man
Roy