Letter from Miss F Jackson to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January 1916

PR82/8
"Balgowlah"
19-1-16
Dear Sir
Reading "Paters" letter in
yesterdays "Herald" I feel constrained
to forward you a letter recieved by
me from a friend in Egypt, who
has lately returned there from 
Gallipoli (Sergeant Major F Barley.)
I would also like to say that I
am one with him in his opinion
as I too feel that a shirker should
not have any say in ruling the
country he has not had the courage xx
fight for.
Trusting you will be able to find
room in your paper for this letter
& also return letter to myself
I am etc.
Miss F Jackson
"Balgowlah.
Preston's P.O
Via Liverpool
NSW
P.S. 
Please find enclosed 1^d stamp for
return of letter FJ

14.11.15
Ma'adi
EGYPT
Dear Florrie
Just a line or two hoping
to find you busy with Xmas Puddings Mince Pies
Etc Etc & feeling just "it" You should be getting
glorious weather now & I hope your garden's
looking lovely & that the sun is shining for "you
only" as they say. We've shifted about 180 miles
nearer the Suez M^r Turk's building a railway
towards the Canal as the poor misguided fellow
still lives in hopes of being able to accomplish what
Kaiser Wilhelm ordered him to do, little does he dream
of the surprise awaiting him should he pursists
in being such a fool, he will find that since
the last time he advanced on the Suez Canal
With such disastrous results to his expedition,
that full & complete arrangements have been made
for his reception, in case he should again repeat
his experiment. Whether he will appreciate the
arrangements made on his behalf is another
question. 15.11.15 I had a very pleasant surprise
today I visited my old regiment the 6^th L H &
was told that Jack Carruthers was there I found
Jack laying down in his tent & he was looking
real well he left the Peninsula with an
attack of Yellow Jaundice & expects to be leaving
for the firing line in a few days time we are

going to have a day out together before he goes
back xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx I told him that I was writing
you & he wishes to be kindly remembered
to you all & he will be sure to write
before he goes back to the Peninsular.
A lot of my old mates in the 6^th & 7^th have
answered their last roll call & its only when you
get with some of the old boys that you can
find out how things really are. We are
only holding the ground that we have gained
on the Peninsular, we are waiting for some
of the slackers & it seems a very long wait.
I think myself that the best thing for the
Government to do is to forbid all the eligible
men that haven't enlisted up to a certain date,
the right to vote, as I think that a man who
wont help to defend his birthright, should not
be allowed the right to have any say in the 

governance & direction of the country, in which

he resides, & that a national register of those

men be kept for reference which shall be consulted

& any mans name found therin shall be a sufficient 

bar to him obtaining any position in the Government 

Service, or participating in any Land Ballot, or 

even any benefit that he should seek to derive from 

the Old Age Pension Act in future years. We are 

Ma'adi 

EGYPT

shifting camp tomorrow morning & I am 

now going to make preparations to trek

so will conclude with Love & Kindest Regards 

From yours faithfully 

Fred xxxxxx

1^st Mobile Vet S'ect 

A.A.V.C

Base. M.E.Y

Miss F Jackson 

"Balgowlah"

Preston's P.O

Via Liverpool 

NSW