Thursday, July 17, 2014

"The Boys Will Be Home Soon" T Anderson 9. 12.18

Enroute to Berlin

Dec 9/18

 

Dear Colina

Just a hurried line to let you know that I am still on this little ball of mud I have the shumots (?) in my left hand and it near drives me craisy (sic) we are having wet cold weather and that does not improve it I can tell you wellColina I am sorry to tell you that Charlie took pretty sick today and they took him off to hospital he had a hot barth(sic) and took a chill when he got out in the cold I hope he gets well soon, he was looking in the pink of health only yesterday well Colina we have been on the march for some time, having a day or so rest but we will soon be off at the tut (?) again how far into Germany we will go I cannot say but I may be able to tell you later on I do not know what the foreleins (frauleins?) are like if they are anything like their brother Huns they will not be anything to write home about, well Colina we have travelled many miles since we started this march and oh what sad sights sad hearts and broken homes we have seen how these poor French women, children and febel(sic) old men have suffered by the cruel dirty hun these last four years its these poor wretched people alone knows, it makes our blood boil to get into the dirty cowardly dogs again open up their wounds and rub the salt into them in plenty, they will not want to take the mad diggers to close to them as they will hop into them again as sure I now they have seen the way they have treated these poor defendles women and children and starved them for four years their low dirty deeds can only be wiped out at the bayonet point, when we have done with them the froggie will hop into him again and make him suffer as he made their peopel suffer I don’t think we will get another slap (?) at him if we do he will get wiped off the map in less than a month and don’t he know it well he does, well Colina all going well and no morestouch about the end of next year ought to see what is left of us home I Can tell you that the only thing that I want to see now is the boat that is going to take us home to A with everything else, my kiddies will be forgetting all about their old man they will be argueing the point with the old girl and telling her that they never had  an old man if they did she must have gave him away for a cow or a horse and lost the lot so the sooner I get back the sooner these argeuments will be settled, well Colina I got a lot of letters all dates  I really forget the date of your last letter as had such a bunch of them letters from everybody I had a long letter from Mrs Cameron and a nice little parcel  socks tobacco (?), the last letter I had from Bill, Don and Rube  they were all well but I have not had any from them for some little time now I suppose Bill and Don are like myself on the move and not much time for  quill driving once  we head off again twil be some time before I drive the quil as there is little time for anything as it is dark when you make camp and you’re up and away at early morn but I’ll pen a line as often as I can to you all well Colina old girl I think I have blown my (?) so I will close in conclusion may this letter carry to you the very best wishes that I can send with heaps of luck from your old friend from far across the sea

Keep the home fires burning Willie the boys will soon be home

I Remain Your Sincere Friend

Thom Anderson





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