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Eardley, Thomas Ernest - Postcards

May 25, 1918, front
May 25, 1918, front
Dear mother Thank you for your letters, It is a very long time since I had one from maggie. I am still waiting for the Records office to send my Proof of rank along before I can get to Holland, I wrote three month ago & havent heard yet. it is about time they woke up, the other fellows that were capture the same day as myself have gone 3 weeks ago. With love to all your loving son Tom.
Dear mother Thank you for your letters, It is a very long time since I had one from maggie. I am...
June 5, 1918, front
June 5, 1918, front
5/6/18 Dear mother I have not had a letter from you for some time but I am living in hopes of getting one soon. We are having very windy weather just now, & very dusty, I am not on the roll for Holland just my proof of rank has not come through they are taking an awful time sending it. I hope that the Boys are getting along all right love to all at Home. your loving Son Tom.
5/6/18 Dear mother I have not had a letter from you for some time but I am living in hopes of...
June 13, 1918, front
June 13, 1918, front
June 13, 1918, back
June 13, 1918, back
June 15, 1918, front
June 15, 1918, front
15/6/18. Dear mother Thank you for your Letters, There's another party of NCO's in for exchange today but I am not on the list, I do wish they would hurry up with my proof of rank, it is over two months since I wrote about it, Those men are mostly captured in July 1916; I hope that you are all quite well, & that the crops are coming along all right, give my love to all at Home. I remain your loving Son. Tom.
15/6/18. Dear mother Thank you for your Letters, There's another party of NCO's in for exchange...
June 25, 1918, front
June 25, 1918, front
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.
June 25/18. Dear mother I hope you are all quite well, I hope it wont be long now until I go to...
July 5, 1918, front
July 5, 1918, front
July 5/7/18. Dear mother. I hope you are all quite well, I had a letter from you today dated 21st May. I hope that the boys had good sport at Bellaport. We are having very nice weather here again now, we had it pretty rotten here for a long time. I expect to go to Holland with the next party my proof of Rank arrived all right at last. Give my love to all at Home & remember me to Mrs Arkey Mr your loving Son Tom
July 5/7/18. Dear mother. I hope you are all quite well, I had a letter from you today dated...
July 10, 1918, front
July 10, 1918, front
July 10/18 Dear mother I hope you are all quite well, I have been getting yours more regular lately altho they are not up to date yet. We are having pretty nice weather now, I hope you are getting the same, I am still in Germany, & there does not seem to be much chance of getting into Holland just yet. Give my love to all at Home I remain your loving Son Tom.
July 10/18 Dear mother I hope you are all quite well, I have been getting yours more regular...
July 19, 1918, front
July 19, 1918, front
July 19, 1918, back
July 19, 1918, back

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