I am here relating a few of my experiences during this terrible struggle which has been forced upon old England and her Allies it was on the 4 th of august when I had notice to report myself at my Depot for the purpose of getting fitted out for the fray which was done in A cool and deliberate manner I was then dispatched to Borden to rejoin my regiment which left for france on the 12 th of august but having the misfortune to slightly sprain my ankle I was left in Hospital thereby missing the famous retreat but I was dispatched out to France to rejoin them again on the 6 th of September with the first batch of reinforcements well at a place called Landrices we came in action and captured a position from the.
I have now recovered. And I. Sincerely thank Sister Beatrice for the Kindness and Sympathy she has bestowed upon me during my stay in the above Hospital. Pay A. We left the following morning for Wasslros where we heard the Germans were, and I guess we let them have it completely checking them for a while, they were dumb-founded to know where they were coming from as they knew the Germans had no heavy guns this far from Antwerp 20 miles so it was the greatest surprise they had had since war was declared.
But with the assistance of our army artillery we were success in putting the whole of the German bat out of action, we then slipped round to Le Basse and after 14 days we did the same.
H I remain. R Bramhall Kings Own Regt. The bullet it quite made me lame, So I stayed there looking out for Snipers, Waiting till the Stretcher came. Drummer J. Phelps S. Drummer J Phelps S. I arrived at the A. H 21st Dec and am now practically well, thanks to the kind attention of the Doctor and Sisters of Munsey Ward. Yours truly The Boy in Blue.
Sister Beatrice, You asked me to relate some of my experiences of my time at the front. I was in India at the outbreak of war. We did not leave India before October the 16th. We arrived at Winchester the following month. We finally left England for France in December the 20th. We arrived at La Havre the following day, from there we went up country to a place called Blaringhem not far from Hazebrouck. We stayed there for about a fortnight. Our time here was occupied by trench digging, a splendid pastime for the soldiers, who very much adore it especially in wet weather.
