Letter from George to his mother, 2 May 1915

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Subject:
  • ANZAC
Status:
Awaiting approval
Accession number:
AWM2017.6.27
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President Mr. H. M. Wooker The Hobart Vice Presidon Mr. Alld. T. Davis Hon. Secretary Mr. Arthur C. Davis VOUNC MENS Hon. Treasurer Mr. A. C. Peterson Careral Secnty CHRISTHN Mr. S. H. Stor ASSOCATON ain FIELDSERVICE "Os trewre, one motia Aepeciation Buildins, DEPARTMENT. Murray St., Hobart. May 2 1913 te have had the first remimanc I had bus days at it before was sked one n the side it is not much and I wong be long before I am back at it again will when come home again I will be able to duck and sidestit amything got o Aen plamits not help, in nan the honont from the word go off the watrs a by guin the lads are fighting will to gether. I dont know how haas old tiny is gitting on t have not him sen. Temnos I. Mum I cant g enery incedent aton man t no that good enough wsent it I suppose get toenty of hes in the pakers like whem we cam back to Alexandres i got a pakes and it gam a into what it count lakes on habling this find all ad wt bena var is not what its crect I ut to be but hall an hour anden hean
828218 be returned T tomae white Iroervers RaymondS Lidcombe

The Hobart
YOUNG MEN'S
CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION
Association Building,
Murray St., Hobart.
AMERICA EUROPA ASIA OCEANIA AFRICA
World's Motto :
"By love serve one
another."
President     -        - Mr. H. M. Woolley
Vice-President     - Mr. Alfd. T. Davis
Hon. Secretary      - Mr. Arthur C. Davis
Hon. Treasurer      - Mr. A. C. Peterson
General Secretary - Mr. J. H. Storr
FIELD SERVICE
DEPARTMENT.
2nd May 1915
Dear Mum
Well Mum I have had the first
experiance of war I had two days of it before I
stoped one in the side it is not much and I wont
be long before I am back at it again, well when I
come home again I will be able to duck and
sidestep anything after trying it on shrapnel and
bullets talk about hail storm its not half in it
it was pretty sudden when we were charging them
with the bayonet from the word go off the waters edge
by gum the lads are fighting well to gether. I dont
know how poor old Harry is getting on I have not seen
him since we left Lemnos. Mum I can't give you
every incident of the engagement now but we will
beat them thats good enough is'ent it I suppose you
get plenty of lies in the papers like when we came
back to Alexandria. we got a paper and it gave a
different account altogether to what it was I will
give you a full account later on hopeing this will
find all well at home tat tar
xxx Love from George
war is not what its cracked up to be but half an hour under heavy

fire you get used to it

 

To be returned
to MRS White
Inverness
Raymond St
Lidcombe

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