Correspondence between Herbert Vincent Reynolds and his family, 1917 - Part 6

In the Field
Sept. 15^th 1917
Dear Mother,
Very disappointed at not getting anything
other than two papers with the last mail, I
cannot understand it at all, as everyone seems to
have received all their mail.
Since last I wrote we have moved
again, I am at present at a main dressing station
which our unit has the running of, there is very
little doing at present and we're having an easy time.
I have had a great deal of trouble
during the past week, with an extremely large boil
which broke out just behind my left ear, it is I
think the most painful thing I have ever suffered
with. I had practically no sleep for two nights with
it, & yesterday one of our Majors cut the core out of
it, & I can tell you it fairly turned me up, & made
me felt sick for a while, any how I had the rest
of the day off duty, so I turned in & consoled myself
with the knowledge that it would give me no further

trouble, it is giving me no pain today, but it
will take a few days to heal up no doubt. 

Sunday 16^th
Very sorry that I've left these few lines till
now as we have just been warned to move,
& have only a few minutes to spare, so I must

ask you to excuse these hasty few lines.
Enclosed is a photo which I mentioned
in my last letter.
Trusting you are all quite well
with best wishes to all
Bert.
PS
I'm not forgetting that it's my birthday 

you know.

see original ACTIVE SERVICE form
Sept 15 1917

Address:-
Mrs Reynolds
Albert St Sebastopol
Ballarat Victoria
Australia
 [*H V Reynolds*]

No 18 General Hospital
France
Sept. 26^th 1917
Dear Mother
I expect you have
been informed by now that I got
knocked on the 19^th.
There is no need for you
to worry at all, its not a real
bad wound, though perhaps its
going to affect my earing for
good, but that is nothing to
what it possibly might have
been.
My mate Ernie Brown was
badly wounded the day before I
got mine, & the last I heard of
him was that they did not expect
him to recover from his wound
which was in the chest, I have
heard nothing from any of the other
mates at all yet, & am hopeing that
when I do it will be to hear that
he is getting on well.
I got hit when we were going
up to the line with stores etc, just
before the hop-over started.
I don't know really just what
got me, as I heard nothing, just
found myself sailing in space
for a few feet, with my head going
like an electric motor, things were
very much mixed after that, at
any rate. I was operated on at
a C C S & I finally found myself
down here, where I'm getting along
a 1 & being looked after well.
I suppose you sent along
a birthday parcel, but unfortunately
I missed the mail by getting hit,
it just came in that day, some of the
mates will appreciate it at any rate.
They are welcome to it now that I am out 

of the way of the lash.
I will be going across
to Blighty one of these days now,
& lets hope will never see France
again. I think you had better
address my letters to Mr Key
181 Brecknoch Rd. 

[*then he can send 
them on to me

I expect I will 
want a little 
money when 
I get over there. 

so you might 
cable some over 
any how I 
shall not want 
much for a 
while.

I had better 
say Au Revoir 
for the present.

Trusting you 
are in the 
best of health
& not worrying 
about me.

Yours very 
truly 
Bert.*]

On Active Service

PASSED BY CENSOR 2338

Mrs Reynolds 

[*Sept 26 1917*]
Albert St
Sebastopol
Ballarat
Victoria
Australia
 

B.R. Form No. 9.

AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE.
E.P.
BASE RECORDS OFFICE,
VICTORIA BARRACKS,
MELBOURNE, 28th Sept. 1917.
Dear Madam,
I now beg to advise you that Private H. V. Reynolds,
has been reported admitted to the 18th General Hospital
Camieres, France, 22.9.17, suffering from gunshot wound head, injury to

left ear, severe.
His postal address will be:-
No 622, Private H. V. Reynolds,
1st Field Ambulance Staff,
Australian Imperial Force,
Abroad.
In the absence of further reports it is to be assumed that satisfactory progress is being maintained, but anything later received will be promptly transmitted, it being

clearly understood that if no further advice is forwarded this department has no more

information to supply.

Yous faithfully,

J. M. LEAN. Major,

Officer in Charge, Base Records.

D.194/3.17-C.8416.

O.H.M.S.

VICTORIA
Mrs Reynolds,
Albert Street,
Sebastopol
VIC.
If not Delivered within 7 Days please return to

Officer in Charge, Base Records,

Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.

To open this letter cut along this edge.

see original photo and caption
Hindenburg-Gedenkblatt

ZUM 2 OKTOBER 1917 

see original copy of a German letter

Luneburg, Iin J. Juni 18
Linber Irefard.
Io gaft min finde fou ains bafper.
Mir Womman abeu mis Hinmitzb nom
Ilimnon quatin fo nour dork ppr pfon.
dim fraitny folt if Soolkontanandynba,
Synle is Gracobippile. Dat non mor gi
mal gomirdngs. Ipen nonmistng foibe y
stiont
yunp midwin Fynallantery yearbrith
Rartoffiln gfrlt fube mig ober nai g.
biskt. Out fot horsl o impor Lofjing
yetan, dir but dagt n I goo. Oy foffe,
dak in in dro Kommenden Work you wih
dr almod smass onf dim soue robi.
ten Koun. Io I ynllanberg ip fop dis
Galfte dr hotoffala angrfvoran, nef r
wofuan Doot wlle moniest find. Henn
at doy anso ngam molle. Rbar imma
forbun mis noy Nordwind a Nordost. If
mude, dup maim Kinghramshs moran gelitten
fubin. Ober bei giter fflagr is. Epfrankring
dir bobeit foff if bold misder going onif
den Minan gu pin. Mistar gaft at gid
Goffentled wberobitit fir ni miss and
now. Aben die firian winkin for in 5. Boffa
Gost, pr Conk.
Mit biftem Grnkn
Drdn Voy liabir Water

AUSTRALIAN
RED CROSS.  A 1 1 Ward
2/1^st Southern General Hospital
Dudley Road
Birmingham
Oct 3^rd
Dear Mother
Well I'm doing well &
sat up today for a while, I hope
you have not been worrying about
me at all.
I expect you have been wondering 
how I came to get knocked, well 
I'll try and give you an account
 of it, our unit were in charge 
& running the Main Dressing Stn
at Dickebusch, on the 16^th Sept my
section & another of streatcher bearers