Letters from William Rawson Leach to his family, 1918 - Part 14

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by Xmas. Anyway failing that I think
that a couple of months next spring & the
Germans will be properly thrashed. Anyway
they have got him thinking now & the whole
battle front is moving. i am writing this
in Trafalgar Square at a YMCA & from where
I am sitting I can see a great crowd round
Nelsons Column yesterday being Trafalgar day
& the monument is decorated with festoons &
wreaths. it looks a real picture. Now Mother
& Father I will have to close so good bye
with love to all at home
Your aff Son
Rawson

France
29/10/18
Dear Ruth.
I am in receipt
of several of your letters
& must apologise for
not answering them earlier
but postal facilities have
been somewhat limited
during our recent great
advances & it is only now
& again that you get an
ooportunity to write a 
letter. Thanks very much
for Griffith Bros Pcl which
arrived but I didnt get
any of the contents for it
came while I was away
on leave & my mates got

the benefit of it They said
it was OK. It is a little
understanding that we have

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between ourselves that any
one who is away from the
Battery on leave or through
other causes well his mates
have his parcels. Alice's
Birthday cake also arrived
while I was away & all
the boys speak of it as
going down Tres Bon.
I had a pcl from Olive while
I was away on leave it
came to Uncle Freds. I had
a great time during my
leave & you will see the
two letters I wrote while
in England & gave a full
account of same so that
I wont go into details again.
I giving this to one of the
chaps who is going on
leave tomorrow morning
I had a letter from Percy

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today & he is alright again
& said that he had a good chance
of getting back to Australia.
There are a great number of
civilians here we have 
been fighting lately & they
are just frantic with joy
after being liberated from
Germ rule for over four years.
Now Ruth I will have to 
close so good bye with
love to all at home & self
Your aff Bro
Rawson