Captain/Major Harold Ward Correspondence, item 649
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left side
instead. A gentle thaw set in
yesterday but it has not made
much impression yet. The snow
is two & three feet deep on many
of the roads. It is colder again
now & may freeze again to-night.
I have been busy all day
reorganizing the company. I ought
to be an expert at that the
number of times I have had it to
do. We have had a number
of new men & so there is a
chance of doing a little extra
work. To-morrow I believe we
shall be firing on the range
instead of having a go at
the Boche. There is still no
word of that course so I think
it is no good this time though
I should like to know for certain.
We have no news - just having
right side
as good a time as we can & letting
the future take care of itself. If
we are lucky we may stay a
good long time here. The snow
must have made things a bit
awkward in the line & I prefer
a good billet with a nice spring
bed to a deep dugout.
My thoughts come to you on
the last day of this year full of
longings & greeting. May the new
year prove for you the very best
you have ever known. May it
hold for you much love &
all happiness. I am pleased
some of my letters turned up
for Christmas. This is not
really answering your letters. I'll
do that later. In a few minutes
I have to go to a COs meeting
& listen to much talk - some good
but mostly indifferent. Tell
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Havrincourt, Ribecourt-la-Tour,
Location(s)
Story location Havrincourt, Ribecourt-la-Tour,
- ID
- 5037 / 57023
- Contributor
- Kate Ward
December 31, 1917
- English
- Western Front
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