Copy of a letter from Albert French to his sister May in 1916
Albert tells May that he is sorry for keeping her waiting but he has been busy with butt marking amongst other things. He tells her he received the postal order and hopes that the snow has melted in Wolverton. He talks about the possibility of a last bit of leave in three weeks time. Then they might possibly be sent to Egypt or India. He talks about the Cope family, Walt Grace, Reg and Mr. Fessy. His captain has told them that when they go abroad, they must let everyone in England know that they are out, and that they must not be taken prisoner in any circumstance. The adjutant has told them of the exploits of the first battalion of the regiment in the early stages of the war, as recounted from an officer’s diary. At Mons they had four hundred out of a thousand men killed, holding on for three hours after the French had retired. They then marched one hundred and seventy miles fighting all the way. After the Marne the remaining six hundred were nearly all wiped out. He sends his love.
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