Reply to B Company 121st Bat. CEF Regt. No 761242
Stationed at Army Port Office
London
Sept 15th 1916
My Dear wife and daughter
I think it is about time that I wrote again although you must have my other letter by now. Well how are you getting along anyhow, as for myself Im jake I just came back from london some town I tell you, I was their six days and enjoyed myself fine, I would like to live their I wont get no more leave untill Christmas, and they tell me Ill be lucky if I get any then. Everything is awful dear here, they are taxed so heavy Macdonald tobacco is thirty six [cents?] a plug what do you think of that so think Ill cut out chewing I got some from Capt Kane that was sent over from Canada tasted good to. I saw Fred Gibson once, he is in the R.A.M.C. and I don’t go their very often. he didn’t look very well he had been in the hospital. and thats the only two I have seen that I know. Things are a lot different here than in canada that is drilling and things like that but I think we will make better soldier’s than the old way, it was a picnic over their compared to this. I cant tell you any thing we do because the censor will only scratch it out so what is the use of writing it, they use us pretty good and thats the best I can say for it. We have a wet canteen and I tell you what the beer is good, I would just like to have Bert over here to help one drink some of it. I suppose you have heard of the Zepps they brought down near london I saw parts of it when I was their. Say Nell if you have any paper’s with anything about the western Irish leaving Canada I wish you would send them to me, I have seen quite a few papers but nothing about us in one yet, maybe their was nothing about us. I just thought I would ask you. I would like to know if you get the money from here allright they tell me that some have had to wait quite awhile for it. I hope you do get it, because it dont benefit me in any way keeping you waiting I only get so much anyhow over here, it is a little different than the way they payed in Canada they keep so much back every month you understand and I would hate to think that it effects you in any way, but dont worry you’ll get it allright. Say kiddo I want you to knit me some socks, these thin black ones are no use [for route?] marching and the government issue is worse, and it is turning cold over here and that dont help matters any. Well I think this is enough of my troubles in one letter. How are you and the kid getting along let me know when you write and tell me all the news, because I am beginning to get lonesome for news of home it takes such a long time to get here, after this letter Ill write one every sunday, and you’ll get one every week and that will help some, be sure and put my right address on, beacuse lots of mail is held up a long time on account of that. I think I draw to a close write soon soon. and send me a photo when you get them. Kiss little Sweet heart for me and tell her that Daddy boy thinks of her all the time remember me to Bert and the rest if they inquire tell them Im in perfect health let me know if this lead pencil is hard to read and Ill write in pen if it is good-bye and be good from your loving husband and Daddy boy
Frank
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for you both
my address is at the top of this page
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Pte Burnett A.F. B. Co. 121st C.E.F.
Army Post office London England.
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