Letter from George Sullivan, to his Wife, 1 May 1915

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Part of Quest:
Letters Sent to the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH)
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  • Letters
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Accession number:
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1705 Cpl G Sullar P&828 Br Cop A 1 Roga Britith Expeditionary Yoree France 1/5/18 by Dear wife A line to tell you an still quite well I hope Kell dear are the same was still go on annd it faKing a Ego are fighting like Mad I think it und all or nothing this time I dont th England lame them erther they a rotter lot the German are
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7703 Cpl G Sullivan
"B" Coy 2nd 18 Royal Irish Regt
British Expeditionary Force
France 1/5/15
My Dear wife
A line to tell you
I am still quite well & hope
you are the same. Well dear
the war still go on and
not a sign of it finishing,
they are fighting like mad.
around xxx I think it
is all or nothing this time
with England & I dont
blame them either they
are a rotten lot the Germans

 

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shout over the trenches to
us & we shout back they
shout to see If we will put
our heads up so as they can
have a pop at us but we
are as wide a they we get
them at there own game
sometime. I met another of
the Australian reservest here
they all seem to be pining
to get Back (Like me)
what did you think of the
ypres affair &  New chatel we
last lost heavily at Ypres
but the German were just

 

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like so many madman coming
up in great masses
the machine gun shot them
down all most as quick as
they came up. I just miss
that lot by the mercy of God
just a few of us had to
go Elsewhere and we had
it pretty easy it was a kind
of rest after a long while in
the trenches we are having
splendid weather her dear
and all the boys want

to get into it and get
it over I think it is

 

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a fight to a finish & I 
dont think it will be England
who will be finished it will
be the (Alleman) German alright
Well Darling are you & the
children well I hope so I have
not received this weeks
mail yet as I am away
from the regt regiment but
I will get it when I join
up again now dont you
think that ther is anything
wrong because I am away
from the most crowd I
am doing a guard I have
been on it for 5 day now
Well dear I never told you

 

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about the hot baths and
change of under clothes we
get every now & again
we come out of the trenchs
we have a rest and then
we march off to ba to the
bath. It a large building
we strip of in a big
room & leave just our
shirt drawers & socks on
and then go into another
big place a there is a
lot of big baths & I
tell you it funny to

 

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see all the boys in the
hot water trying to float
in about as much room
as a Little chap could take
1 good stroke in. Well dear

we are alowed about 3
minutes to wash in & If
we dont get out when
he tell us he turns the
cold water on us I tell
you (It fun alright after
the trenchs) When we get
out there is a man with
a clean towel for Every
man that baths & clean

 

set of under clothes & good
one to. Well dear I hope
you got the baby Bonus
allright If you want to

send me a few bob send
it to Jim he will know
how to send to me we
dont get much money out
hear. we spend a lot in
the different town & villages
I should also like to say Im
fed up with the war
Well Dearest Keep yourself
and the children well
& take care of you self

 

dont get worrying over triful
have confidence in God and
I think we will pull
through saftely I think.
this is about all this time
Dear Except the usual
amount of love I must
close now as night time's
falling. I am Darling wife
you Ever true & loving
husband G. Sullivan
Love to Conroy from daddy xxxxx
Love to Brian from Daddy xxxxx
Love to Murry from daddy
xxxx xx xxxxx xxxx xxxxx

 

To  be rel
Mrs Zillah
Sullivan
61 Hayberry St
Crows Nest

 

 

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