Le Havre

9th Royal Irish Fusiliers
19 Camp
36 Base Depot
Le Havre
 
26.05.17
 
Dear Mother
 
Just a few lines to say I received your parcel alright.  Many thanks for what you sent.  I thought all at home had forgotten about me.  It seemed so long from I had any word from home.  I do not want you to send me anything out.  All I want is for some of them to write me a few lines now and again, and I just had two letters from Jennie since I came out here.  You would have thought before I came out I was going to get the whole of Ireland and the half of Scotland.  But I do not mind.  I am happy enough where I am.  But as I said before I do not anything from anyone [sic].  Anything I do hear comes through strangers.  I am still at the Base.  All the draft I came out with has gone up the line so I do not suppose it will be long until I am going up also.  The weather is very warm out here.  I believe it is very wet in Ireland at present.  
 
No more at present.
 
Goodbye
I remain
Your Obedient Son
J Adams