Gunner E.]. RAYMOND wrote to Miss Mary Irene Staples, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. ARNOLD STAPLES, thanking all who remembered him and the other Cobourg boys, and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

He says 'I am pleased to say we all appreciate your kindness and wishing you all success in whatever you undertake to do.' 'Ted' is at Ross Barracks, Shorncliffe, Kent, England, with the 2nd Reserve Battery.