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I am quite well.
I have been admitted into hospital
sick
wounded
and am going on well.
and hope to be discharged soon.
I am being sent down to the base.
I have received your
Letter follows at first opportunity.
I have received no letter from you
lately
for a long time.
Church Hill
Holywood
Co. Down
15 Mar 1916
My Dear Mother,
This is just a line to say I got your letter alright. I hope you are better. Do you still feel the pains? Had you any more word from Johnnie since I had a PC from Jack, but Johnnie had not got his length when it was written. I have written to them both and sent Johnnie his paper. They were lucky boys got home the time they did. All leave is stopped.
Mrs Caughry [?] was telling me on Sunday that Jim told her to tell me he heard he was getting home and he enquired till he found out where the Fusiliers were and tried to find Johnnie. They told him in Johnnie’s Company that he had just left for his leave the night before, so Jim said before he comes he will try and find him. I thought it was awfully good of him. The young fellow next door has enlisted in the Dublin Fusiliers. He went away this morning. He is a minister’s son and he is just a Private. The other boy is away about Warrenpoint in a sanatorium. He is away since the first of the month. I don’t know whether it’s doing him any good.
Did you hear from Lizzie lately? I wrote to her but I got no reply. I cut this wee bit out of the paper. I was dreaming Johnnie was wounded the other night. I hope you are not listening to anything anyone tells you about Johnnie being wounded as anything else. Let them talk away, don’t you worrie [sic]. He has been very good at writing.
There is a whole lot of visitors in now. They say there’s going to be an air raid over Belfast tonight. Isn’t it well we don’t live in Town? I don’t think there is a thing of it.
I hope Annie and Jimmie are both well. Write me a long letter soon and excuse this horrid scrawl as I have had to get up so often. Don’t be in a bit of a hurry with those things. The weather still keeps cold. Try and keep yourself warm. Write soon.
Give my love to all.
I remain your
Loving Daughter
J. Adams
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I am quite well.
I have been admitted into hospital
sick
wounded
and am going on well.
and hope to be discharged soon.
I am being sent down to the base.
I have received your
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Somewhere in France
20.3.16
My Dear Mother
Just a few lines to let you know that I am still in good health. Hoping this will find yourself and all at home in the same. I am very sorry that I have been so long in writing to you, but it was not my fault. As we have bee rather busy since I came back. So you cannot have much time to yourself for letter writing. But as you know I send a card at least once a week. And sometimes its all I have time for. Well I got back safe at any rate after some knocking about. Which none of us enjoyed but we had to put up with it.
The weather is excellent just now. And I hope it continues as the trenches are in a better state owing to the good weather. And I may tell you we are up against enough without wadeing to the knees in water.
Well I have got all your letters and parcel since I came back alright and I must thank you for your parcel. I have also written to thank J Morton for her’s which was a beautiful pocket book. Well we got the 17th over which was given to us as a holiday, being out of the trenches at the time. Each man being given a sprig of shamrock which we all enjoyed having very much. One has to be away from Ireland for a while before they can understand what it is to get something from it. And no wonder those away relish getting a sprig of shamrock so much. And when my feet touched the platform at Dundalk on our homeward journey I thought new life had entered my body that is what it is like to be away from home.
I got your card and Annie’s last night. But tell Annie she need not put Cpl on the letters as I have not got my appointment yet I could have got it again in another Coy but refused it again. As I told you I do not want to leave where I am and no room in our Company for a full Cpl yet. So she need not put it on until I tell her.
Well I think this is all I have time for now but as long as you know I am alright.
Goodbye.
I remain
Your Loving Son
John
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I am quite well.
I have been admitted into hospital
sick
wounded
and am going on well.
and hope to be discharged soon.
I am being sent down to the base.
I have received your
Letter follows at first opportunity.
I have received no letter from you
lately
for a long time.
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addressed to the sender of this card.]
I am quite well.
I have been admitted into hospital
sick
wounded
and am going on well.
and hope to be discharged soon.
I am being sent down to the base.
I have received your
Letter follows at first opportunity.
I have received no letter from you
lately
for a long time.
the date and signature of the sender. Sentences
not required may be erased. If anything else is
added the post card will be destroyed.
addressed to the sender of this card.]
I am quite well.
I have been admitted into hospital
sick
wounded
and am going on well.
and hope to be discharged soon.
I am being sent down to the base.
I have received your
Letter follows at first opportunity.
I have received no letter from you
lately
for a long time.
Somewhere in France
31.3.16
Dear Jimmy
I am writing too them all so I could not leave you out. How are you getting on since I came away. I believe you were at that Orange Ball at Bessbrook. And did your best to do me out of my girl. Mind I am telling you. You had better keep clear of that quarter of the town. Although I am out in France, there is nothing goes passed that I do not hear off. But no matter I think it would take you all your time too knock me out.
Did you see J. McCullough when he was at home. I did not think you knew him. But if you do you know a Gentleman. One that any man might wish to have as a friend. I believe youse have had a great fall of snow. Last week we had one about the same time. But there is no trace of it now. It does not stay long in this country now. Well you need not take it angry at what I said it was only a joke. Jennie[?] was telling me that she was talking to you at the dance. And what a fine fellow you were. She said you were nearly as good as your Big Brother, but seemed to have more to say (I don’t think [?]). I think I must stop or you may not answer it. But I hope you do as I would like to hear your way about it. No more at present.
I remain
Your Loving Brother
Johnnie
Somewhere in France, B.E. Force
31.3.16
My Dear Mother
Just a few lines hoping the will find yourself and all at home still enjoying good health. As this leaves me in the same at time of writing. I am sorry that I have been so long in writing, but I could not really find time to do so.
We have come out for a short rest. And the weather this last few days has been like summer. It is always the same while out of the trenches it is always fine and when we are in tem you could hardly stand the cold. The last few days we were in there was nothing but frost and snow and when it thawed it would have taken you to the knees in mud and water.
I had a letter from Jennie yesterday. She seems to be in good health. I have not much news to write this time. It is very hard to write a letter from here for you do not know what to say for to be right. So the least said the sooner mended. But as long as you know I am well I suppose its all you want to know. Four youse all know more about things at home than we do out here. I think this is all at present but I will write soon again. Whenever I get time.
I remain
Your Loving Son
John Adams