Captain/Major Harold Ward Correspondence, item 234

• December 14, 2018 21:56:18 Thomas A. Lingner

  third - just what I have claimed all through.

  It is hard luck on Hooper but he won't 

  really have to take off a "pip" as he will

  get acting rank whilst commanding a

  Coy. I think he has thoroughly earned

  permanent rank - much more so than

  Salaman, Newton & others who were originally

  in the first line and are still on the

  strength, though holding soft jobs in

  England. Eking goes fail to Capt also

  Fancy Nobby & Hall being senior to Hooper now

  though. He had probably reckoned on

  my being senior but certainly had

  given no thought to the others. However

  he is a jolly good soldier and out

  here an excellent company commander

  & if he gets a chance will get on well

  - provided the war lasts.

    Am afraid this "blues my chance" for
  

  that six week course but then I don't

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