Letters from Kenneth Jack Young to his family, 1918 - Part 6

4     4.
Do you ever hear from the French
girl now, I expect things are not too
grand where she Lives, as the
Huns are banging away near there
again.
I wish Some Aussie maiL would
turn up Lizzie & then I'd have
something to write about, but as
things are It is some task.
So I am run out of News Now.
Trusting you are aLL quite
weLL, May & Connie, & Getting on 
OK with Farm work.
Very much Love to you aLL
Yrs Ever.
BiLLy xxxxx
Look after aunt Kelly Lizzie, that
is his wish now? Good job he's not over there.
Ken.
 

Miss May Young.
Princes Street
Alberton
Adelaide
South Australia
[*VIA AMERICA*]
 

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(136)
9/4/18
 

Fovant England
4.30 PM. 14/4/18
Dear Mum & Dad, & May,
We are off this evening
about 6.30, PM, & it is 4.30PM
now, so thought I'll like to
write you just a Line before
Leaving, to give you the very
"latest possible" News.
I am feeling Quite well,
& in Good spirits, ready
for the "Hun Swine" now.
"If you hear of a Hun retreat
 you wiLL KNow just what has
happened!
We are to catch the
train for Folkestone. - from
Dinton, Dinton Stn is 2
 

miles from this camp so Have
not very far to march.
have a fairly heavy pacK.
From Folkestone I expect we
shall arrive in France at
Boulogne, & then we shall
have to go by train to Le Havre
so wiLL be on the move for
some ten hours, won't we.
Have bought some Bread
& Salmon, so will not go
too hungry I hope.
It is a cold miserable Day
today, and I expect it
wiLL be choppy going across
the River.
One of our officers
told us, we were going
 

South, (Somme way I expect)
not North - where I was
before, (& our Boys were
having a good time, mostly
rifle & machine Gun fire
just Now, just there) Sounds
nice eH, oh, weLL it's
war, - War suck as it is.
a fine Disgrace too.
Well Now, so long Dear
Mum Dad & May - not
forgetting Connie of course not.

I'll look out for the 5^th Divl  see
Kay. most of our Divs are together.
With  Very Best Love Good
Wishes, Yours Ever, Ken.
XXXXXXXXXX
I've sent a Photo to Uncle Dave
& another 3 Home to you, 
KY.
 

Mrs J. Young.
Princes Street
Alberton
Adelaide
South Australia
[*VIA AMERICA*]
 

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14/4/18
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France
May 5th 1918.
Dear Mum & Dad.
This is just a Line to Let you
Know how things are.
Up to Date have not had
a Bad time; & have not been
in the Line yet, altho' I am
with "Part" of the Battalion.
The Country round here
Looks tip top, much Nicer than
North, I think, but as for
getting anything you need
these Villages are "No Bon"
Can hardly get writing paper
even, let aLone anything
else, however its a Saving.
 

2.
Expect to get some maiL from
Some of you very shortly now.
hope so anyway as it is a
long time since I had any.
There are a Lot of chaps
billeted in this Village I know,
of aLL Battalions.
I manage to get enough in
the Food Line always, so that
is one good thing, isn't it?
I heard yesterday that
Clive HaLes has been killed
Hard Luck, Clair was taken
prisoner at Niewport, I believe.
They have a Decent Concert
party, here, our Division,
went last Night, & it was very

good, but not much of a 
Building, not like the old
spot, Nord you know.
Will write in a day or two, I seem
to be Lost for News, again