Letter from Edward John Joseph Ringrose to his brother, 2 June 1915

PR82/8

In the Trenches

Dardenelles 

2^nd June 1915           
1 w.m.

My Dear Brother,

Just a few lines to let you

know that I am now on the Firing Line
xxxx having arrived here on 20^th May (with

shrapnel bursting all around us). We are

now seasoned to it and are turning the

turks up well. When we arrived in

the trenches the smell of dead Turks (about

3000 of them within 100 yds of our trenches)

was terrible but they have since stopped
the war ^for 6 hours (which is called an armatice) to bury

their dead. At the present time things

are fairly quiet during the nights the

Turks are firing all the time. I met

Gillen Dawes and Tim Hegarty here a few

days ago and wish to be remembered

to all and they are both well. I received

your welcome letter two days ago and am

glad to hear you are getting plenty of rain

in Sunny New South Wales. It rained here

last Monday week (about 50 points) the only

rain since I left Australia. It is now

getting very hot about here about 95 degrees daily

for it is now summer time. News is very

scarce here as all we see is a one page papers 

printed here and issued amongst us free

but most of it is concerning ourselves, so

any papers sent to me will be  very 

acceptable. Glad you received the photos

of mine from the Crown Studios which 

I hope you will keep as a keepsake of mine.

Hoping that Paddy, Bluey, Kitty, Jacky, yourself

and the old chap are well as I am in

good health at present, so Good Bye,

I remain

Your loving Brother

Edward Ringrose

Remember me to all old acquaintances.

I would write a long letter only we are not

allowed to write on what we are doing etc.

but I can assure you we will make

a name for ourselves.

[*This is ^part of the writing pad you sent me which

 I am very thankful for as we receive no writing

paper here only Service Cards*]

 

Write
Soon

 

On Active Service   } 73  [[?]] Ringrose

L.H. Regiment

 

Mr. Joseph Ringrose,

27 Alfred Street,

Milsons Point,

Sydney.

New South Wales

Australia.

PASSED BY

N^o 2204

CENSOR

6^th Aust Light Horse

B Squad