Letters from Robert James Henderson, January - June 1917 - Part 9

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First World War, 1914–18
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round a quite been kictng Have days right pretty who is lot with Ralf Rell get to enough again now he sees buckn each time which a wice little one great deat. a him does not cause head you have of wmitter I inconven tence. be will you Am sure yet from Mana from him news the all to hear to you glad interesting wost be should able to get it be will he hope not all but have we see Anth a week dum for about him from having heard right and all thent is he quess the to W Am time bey good good a & having and to night few last very for generally hire or awound toward looking am here hard day 5 some to back Getting to it en liss thank Again work living and regular good after power to me a do Best love long for so life gay the Mum say as you Bobbic all.
Telephone: 211, PICCADILLV. REGENT 6060. Telegrams: LONDON, W. CARLYLE CLUS. Cart 113 17. Mum My dear bad a having been Have month my with the dentiss at time him every to going week past the all day Have her twicl Somelimes and day 8 so that leave extension weeks a up before prced trouble this get not be Chn shall I that To back going the 19. now until London leaving sounds 12- the not insteact month does + suit this it but course right running short of cash also another all am keen hee am pay besides to bill now dentist again wnrk to back by get to most the making am Of course real a hiving here days few last
our officers ne time Mc. Killoy giol bed me out of in and pulled Clue anice a but 11-45 this morning at account ensely will Saturday night late over here to the him brought for that other chaps couple up a picked chib lunch and from returned have Just we a place to eent clurch some was it have a splendia they Oxford St where in for me from rag. time band. Mersage here day all Mr kill he has been chasing up before him shall pick I expect in still is some where. he wed night well. Received sime very hospital but doing ago one from you days letters a corple Mick one from from mne from Jane one Dec & 1st week end dated about them just Austhuie Lora glad to have Jan. plly weeks. Ton you for hall have your pascel from Libertie Newvs received not perhips you have hardly had time plive did not purchase it until 14th Wore still yet 6t you allow 2 months or so hust it ames along fan m to up so that expect wenluettyg. lots of core to all Bots.
80 THE ROYAL OVERSEAS OFFICERS CLUB. AT. THE R.A.C. PALL MALL. 17.3. 1 LowDoN, S.W. Mum My dear in London call last week My be may and expect I time here some for leaving Am givd. tn last for my every my Monday next on lo or expect and again service general about battation the buck with cable Shall be month. this To London end the leaving before away right Munday know on will wonderful city you that this i left be not have will it back trust come and to like should a is givd that course but again Just Have present. as point mite
12) dentist and the with up finished 100 10 fir d cheque a him given stage this at bit hurt a yet which cured altogether not more am any him give cannot certainly but he and present at difference time wonderful to made past fortuigh has the in month again my healthy to looking quins are all my well brith month the fen And a Hane now. up will healed then but fire time to next tieth until went while to letter have this writing loe just Am Kell half in here afternoon waiting this theate the to are theatre Palace the at Fai spend the evening Vanly robabl will and
THE ROYAL OVERSEAS OFFICERS CLUB. 8 AT THE R.A.C. PALL MALL. LOwDON, S.W. (3) rough a quite had together night tonigh last him with night a to him introduce to whnt looking been has who the girl fir little Lindon here in ine thereby after and or so 2 months fust hands. make giod in him Have leave were. it as suing transfer a from back at come in just called Browning on ump him E Moon St. 25 Half flut dintist his the from back my way couple le and your a we had leaving to be together spots next back way his on Lariclon
(4) by the see will you Thurs day. As I club another is address this above hot quite becoming kindn to belong Carlyle The clubs 2 member stuf this you ere As this one and has which club KA C the is all over seas to pen throm as been far as cost free Yfreers it is cncerned ws memberships residential place gorgeons nust a the in bath Swennn large A room dinng bealiteful busement card billeard won room smoke one of fact in room etc etc with London in clbs the Swank if conven tince every absolutely shall Kindon to back come ever
50 2 THE ROYAL OVERSEAS OFFICERS CLUB. AT THE R.A.C. PALL MALL. LONDON, S.W. (57 has place this here stay week certainly C about to us open be good and only is awful it to do ago think pleople these spirting dont very lis fir tike this that Harry thing a heard you (have V.C. it you. the received has Murray my company command great is simply back to fieht goivg famey what V.C. the has with a man who two former the U.S.0 and DC1 the in won being both honours to him luck good month last six will and chap great t to he
16. charge has 116 do me always to go expect not do and A Coy as work especialy bombing to with A back get back before so hope to as course Murre with loy and do to will want he you and is wall things all sorts io it still ighting in devil a with ti t god sport unking with Gad ten that like inain a the Wendser at yesterday Tinley8 and the well very are all to they me thtel took Millic usual and showed as busy the other day th office 18 the the from me receipts etc ✓ them lot whole a were assured there nst Cun you comforts To the Mum all getting is Batt. them the to through sending are you
THE ROYAL OVERSEAS OFFICERS CLUB. AT THE R.A.C. PALL MALL. LONDON. S.W. yet (71 Len from heard you able to Have been not he has expect sony but me see down and no git and unking he is busy present the granted is leave pst Caid. confsle le sent here had not hus but he him to them answer to decenen the buey es he expect however yet lasses Cambridge Time Chasin week culd the this by around thse looked it there was har other even as in to nice very and England

days  Have been kicking round quite a 
lot with Ralf Kell who is pretty right
again now he seems lucky enough to get
a nice chis little one each time which
does not cause him a great deal of
inconvenience.  I wonder if you have heard
from Nana yet  am sure you will be
glad to hear all the news from him

it should be most interesting to you
all. hope he will be able to get
down and see me but have not
heard from him for about a week.
Guess he is all right and having
a good time. Am off to the theatre 
to-night and having a good fly
around generally for my last few
days here am looking forward more or
less to getting back to some hard
and regular work again think it will 
do me a power of good after living
the gay life for so long. Best love to
all. Bobbie as you say Mum.

 

Telephone:

REGENT 6060.         

Telegrams:                                                               

CARLYLE CLUB.
The Carlyle Club
211, PICCADILLY,
LONDON,W.
11. 3. 17.                                                                        

My dear Mum
Have been having a bad
time at the dentist with my mouth
all the past week going to him every
day and sometimes twice per day Have
a weeks extension leave so that I
can get this trouble fixed up before
going back so that I shall not be
leaving London now until the 19th of 
this month instead of the 12th sounds
all right of course but it does ^not suit
me am running short of cash also another
dentists bill to pay besides am keen
to get back to work again now.
Of course am making the most of my
last few days here having a real

 

good time.  McKillop one of our officers
came in and pulled me out of bed
at 11.45 this morning but of course a
late Saturday night will easily account
for that brought him over here to the
club picked up a couple of other chaps
we have just returned from lunch and
it was some lunch went to a place
in Oxford St where they have a splendid
rag-time band.  Message here for me from
Kell he has been chasing me all day
expect I shall pick him up before
mid night some where. he is still in
hospital but doing very well.  Received some
letters a couple of days ago one from you
one from Jane one from Mick one from
Lorna dated about end of Dec & 1st week
Jan.  Jolly glad to have them first Australian
news I have had for weeks.  Sorry you
have not received your parcel from Liberties
yet still perhaps you have hardly had time
up to 6th Jan did not purchase it until 14th Nov
so that expect you ^must allow 2 months or so trust it comes along
eventually. lots of love to all Bob.

 

 

c/o "OVERFRONT                                                          

LONDON."
THE ROYAL OVERSEAS OFFICERS CLUB,
AT THE R.A.C.
PALL MALL,
LONDON, S.W.
REGENT 5000.
17. 3. 17

My dear Mum

My last week end in London
for some time I expect and may be
my last for good.  Am leaving here
on Monday next on my way for
general service again and expect to
be back with the battalion about
the end of this month.  Shall cable
on Monday before leaving London so
that you will know right away
I have left this wonderful city
and trust it will not be for
good should like to come back
again but of course that is a
mute point at present.  Have just

 

(2)

finished up with the dentist and
given him a cheque for ₤10.10.0
which hurt a bit at this stage
I am not altogether cured yet
but cannot give him any more
time at present and he certainly
has made a wonderful difference
to my mouth in the past fortnight
my gums are looking healthy again
and the mouth pretty well all
healed up now.  Have a few
teeth to fix but they will
have to wait until next time
Am just writing this letter while
waiting here for Ralf Kell we
are off to the theatre this afternoon
Vanity Fair at the Palace theatre
and will probably spend the evening

 

c/o "OVERFRONT                                                          

LONDON."
THE ROYAL OVERSEAS OFFICERS CLUB,
AT THE R.A.C.
PALL MALL,
LONDON, S.W.
REGENT 5000.
(3)

together I had quite a rough
night with him last night  tonight
I want to introduce him to a
little girl who has been looking
after me here in London for the
past 2 months or so and thereby
leave him in good hands.  make
a transfer as it were.  Have
just come back from seeing
Humphrey Browning called in at
his flat 25 Half Moon St. E. on
my way back from the dentist
we had a yarn and a couple
of shots together he is leaving
London on his way back next

 

(4)

Thursday.  As you will see by the
above address this is another club I
belong to ∧in London becoming quite hot
stuff member of 2 clubs The Carlyle
and this one  As you see this
is the RAC club which has
been thrown open to all overseas
officers free of cost as far as
membership is concerned it is
a most gorgeous place residential
a large swimming bath in the
basement beautiful dining room
smoke room billiard room card
room etc etc in fact one of
the swank clubs in London with
absolutely every convenience if I
ever come back to London I shall

 

c/o "OVERFRONT                                                             

LONDON."
THE ROYAL OVERSEAS OFFICERS CLUB,
AT THE R.A.C.
PALL MALL,
LONDON, S.W.
REGENT 5000.
(5)

certainly stay here this place has
only be open to us about a week
ago think it is awfully good and
very sporting of these pleople to do
a thing like this for us dont
you?  Have you heard that Harry
Murray has received the V.C. it
is simply great my company commander
what fancy going back to fight
with a man who has the V.C.
D.S.O and DCM the former two
honours being both won in the
last six months good luck to him
he is a great chap and will

 

(6)
always do me He has charge of
A Coy and I do not expect to go
back to bombing work especially as
before so hope to get back with A
Coy and with Murray of course as
of yore he will want to do
all sorts of mad things and is
a devil for fighting still it is
good sport working for a with
a man like that  Had tea with
the Henleys yesterday at the Windsor
Hotel they are all very well and
busy as usual Millie took me to
the office the other day and showed
me receipts etc from the 13th
there was a whole lot of them
Mum so you can rest assured
the Batt. is getting all the comforts
you are sending through to them.

 

 

c/o "OVERFRONT 
LONDON."                                                            
THE ROYAL OVERSEAS OFFICERS CLUB,
AT THE R.A.C.
PALL MALL,
LONDON, S.W.
REGENT 5000.
(7)

Have you heard from Len yet
sorry he has not been able to
get down and see me but expect
he is busy working and no
leave is granted for the present
have sent a couple of post cards
to him but he has not had
the decency to answer them
yet however expect he is busy
chasing some Cambridge lasses
around by this the week end
I was there it looked easy
as in every other part of
England and very nice to.

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