Letters from Kenneth Jack Young to his family, 1916 - Part 5

I do wish I had Mrs Ronald addresses hard
Luck isnt it - Lowe I must to see Elasqie
Later. Sam is very comfortable, & looks grand
He has been very kind to us, he will let them
Know at home about our visit. Will send
you past cards &c later very pretty so look out
for this scotch articles wont you?
I sincerely home you are all well, I am A 1,
& so I ought to be.
Gathered some heather yesterday, ar. All eyes
on my mate & self here, some say, (Canadians
New Zealanders, other strike the right thing &
then the whisper, Australians, they tell in they
will never forget Australias, & Canada help
in this war. they love anything to do will these
two lands & would do anything for us
Will however tell you all later
Give a  Bye to you all
& very Best Love & Good wishes
Kenneth
Was thinking of buying a Kilt, wouldn't it
look alright. xxxxxx
How is seea old Cockie
 

Mrs Jack Young
Princes Street
Alberton
Adelaide
South - Australia
 

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Scotland

Company 43^rd Bat The War End Regiment)
August 11th 1916
Saturday
Stationed at  Salisbury Plain - England.
Lark Hill  Camp. AIF.
Dear May. Mum Dad
Your very Welcome letters to hand this morning, you know how pleased I am
to receive a letter from You. I just arrived back to camp this morning at
2 AM nice & early don't you think, I didn't feet much like rising
at 6. the train from London ran very late, so that was the
reason. Well may you will have received my letter saying I was
in Scotland. Yes I had a lovely time, & was very happy the few days
up here. It was grand. I left camp Sunday afternoon & caught
The train for London (from Salisbury) on arriving at Salisbury
Station who should I see but young Dewer. Gordons Brother - he knew
me-we had a little talk he is quite well- well off we left for
London, Stevenson, whose photo you have was one, Alex Watt. &
another scotsman, his pal, & my pal, who stayed with me thro
out the trip-we soon got to old London, it was Dark.
by the time we arrived at the Waterloo Station, a fine station this,
but on account of these German Balloons all was very dull
very few lights lit. we then made for the tube railway, &
arrived at King Cross-after a good long ride under ground
 

Reply to C Company 43^rd Bat 3 Div Regt
No 2 August 1916
Stationed of Salisbury Plain -Eng.
and under water (this railway tube goes under the Thames) it is wonderful
bit of work. We left for Glasgow at 11.252 PM on the same night
and arrived at 9.5 AM Monday night morning, after a great run thro
The Scotland & England- We stayed at the Y M C A Mitchell St
Glasgow. We were very comfortable. as I told you in the note
the other day I saw Jon and Sam. he was very nice & kind
to me, we had a beautiful day together at Dunoon, such
grand people, really grand, I like the Scotch, they would
have done anything for us, at different time had an
auld chap yarning to us, would tell us about different places
& show us round - had three doing to do this. It was amusing
the way some people looked at us. The big hats & the
unform &c, quite important chap in Glasgow, rather.
Saw Harry Landers home at Dunoon, & beautiful place- Harry's
in London the noo. The trip down the Clyde on the
way to Dunoon was most enjoyable-warships galore
being built, submarines etc. (Fairfields, John Brown, Stephen
Lons. Harland & Wolfe & numerous others. saw all these places
TURN - OVER
 

We have not had any rain since arriving but
this evening looks very like rain. wait till is snows
that will be the time we will feel chilly.
Have got a bit of a cold now but is getting better
now. This is better than Egypt I guess. we would
have been miserable there right enough.
I wonder if Jack Robertson is here & Mrs.
Letts Brother - I intend looking them up- I think
they are here some - Where. The fountain pen is
going a 1,  I think it is just the thing. You will have
been thinking I had lost it - as usually wrote in
Pencil on the Steamer- wonder where the Afric is now
Sorry to hear that Mrs Taylor died- but perhaps it is
better for her poor thing.
Think this is all the Tit Bits this time
Good Bye.
Ken.
 

Miss May Young
Prince Street
Alberton
Adelaide
South Australia
 

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England.
 

Reply to C Company 43 Bat   August 16th 1916
Stationed at Salisbury Plain England
My Dear Mum Dad & May.
Just another line or so to go by tomorrows
mail I know you like to hear how things are
with me-these war times. You of course will
have wondered when the 3^rd Division are
moving off to the Front (to France) well
Mum - I heard today from good authority
that we are off in about 5 or 6 Wks time
so more than likely by the time you receive 
this- we will be in France, or just
about ready to move off. I am glad we will
not be here too long, it is the same old
thing and now the weather to becoming rather
miserable - Wet the last few days, wish we
got the same good rains in our own fine
country, I find as others before we have
that Australia - is far the best - taking
 

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it all round-of course England & Scotland are
grand-as you know, or guess & have seen
things in these land that Australia will never
have  - perhaps, but really the climate conditions 
appear to make ones life-with
out sunshine &c-we Australians do not
enjoy life: When in France I suppose We Will
have it freezing, snow, rain and mud, but
I do not kind the idea of it- at all.
as long as I get through it all & by jove I am
going to. I bet they dont flatten me out.
hope not anyway, now I suppose you will
be always wondering how I am getting on,
When at the front, but just rest at ease
I will be alright-will keep cool &
take every care, if I am knocked our