Letters from David Gerald Evans to his family, 1916 - Part 10

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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AWM2018.785.61
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a days leave had have not this Buttalion, So since leaving should catch some if there to any Wing have a bomb called the Termans the Hinnewerfor (Kinner for Shait it o Scrap holds about a gallon vron bits of Shell etc anything that will hurt you can see them gufe through the omver plainly in the daytime, they have sent a lot over here, but have not caught anybody yet, but make a dickens of a noise- other seems to have Spent a long the Charnts at Killingworth time with Are they ay thbe as ever is over Mary. I. teth me Briley ike to would here Somewhere his address now
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I have not had a day's leave
since leaving this Battalion, so
should catch some if there to any
going.
The Germans have a bomb called
the "Minnewerfer" (Minnie for short) it
holds about a gallon scrap
iron bits of shell etc anything
that will hurt, you can see them    
coming through the air quite
plainly in the daytime, they
have sent a lot over here, but
have not caught anybody yet;
but make a dickens of a noise-
Mother seems to have spent a long
time with the cherubs at Killingworth ;
Are they as cherubic as ever?
Mary. S. tells me Bailey is over
here somewhere, I would like to
know his address.

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11-9-16
Received a parcel from Grace
today containing sox, cigarettes,
very acceptable.
Love to all
Your loving brother
Gerald 
 

 

France
Oct 10th 1916.
My dear Mother-
It is a
good while since I have
written to anyone at home
but I missed the last mail - 
hope you will not be
imagining all sorts of things
about me
There was a little matter of
a raid that I happened to
to be in charge of, and I did
not feel inclined to write till
it was over;  however it went
off very successfully,  and
now can tell you all about
it  it was very well done &
they have all said very

nice things about me,
 

 

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and what you will probably
like much better, I will not
feel it is my turn to take
part in a raid for a long 
time to come.
I have had lots of letters
from every body saying how
pleased they were I was
wounded because I would
away from the firing
line for a while, the funny
part is I have not been
away from the Battalion for
a day.
You cannot imagine what
hard luck I had the
day before yesterday, I had
the warrant in my pocket
to go on leave to England
for ten days when I got
sick, a bad bilious attack
I think, anyhow it stopped
me, I am just about right
 

 

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again now, and as soon
as I am well the pass
will be forthcoming, it is
the first time I have been
ill like that since I can
remember, I think it may
have been a touch of ptomaine
poisoning, however I am
going to get properly well
before I go as I want to
do the leave full justice
What a bad fall Father
must have had you must 
have got a fright.
Stan & Pearlie are a strange

pair they must have taken
all the dogs from Killingworth
with them -

You will be sorry to hear
that my old batman Tullett
has gone, he is 56 years & 
sleeping on the wet ground
& so on was playing up

with him so I got the Doc
to send him back to Australia
 

 

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he was a fine old chap
as honest as the sun, & did
like leaving me, I have

had him with me, I have

had him with me for 15 months
and kept him out of all the

rough business. 

Captain Hurrey who was in the
same Company as I for
a long time has gone to
England sick, he was

always very decent to me -
Dickson is now a Captain
all the fellows who went
to new battalions got their
promotion quickly, I was

just due for mine, but

lately five original officers

of this battalion have come

back so suppose I will
be in the cold, these officers
have been away about 16
months, & most of them
have seen practically no
fighting, I will have to

wait for another Pozieres
 

 

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they are the stunts to
make promotion, However
I am quite content to

[[bumpy?]] along as I am -

hope the next time I write

will be from London.
I do not understand how
you could have had a lett
cable from Bill Usherwood

is he alive? The paper says

he cabled from England
he may have been picked
up & got over there without

his Battalion knowing of it -
I must stop now with 
love to all you loving

Son 
Gerald
 

 

France 11-10-16.

My dear Evan -
I have had
two letters from you lately
and am going to answer

them together, I think I
wrote to you by the last mail

didn't I? - 
We have not been having a 

bad time at all lately and

hope it continues to be that

way.
Think I told you young

Jarrott was with this Battalion
now, poor kid. Tommy should

have kept him on the crik
for a couple more years, he
is not developed enough for
this game.

I played in a few football
 

 

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matches and play pretty well
for about five minutes, we
played the sergeants the other
day and they beat us - 
Have been off my feed for a 
couple of days & am now in

the enviable position of having
10 days leave to England whenever
I like, which means when
I am well enough to go -
Am glad to hear the King River

side is being developed at last.
but you seem to be favouring
coloured labour are'nt you?
Alan & Pearlies arrival at Redcap
was characteristic of them they
have not changed any.
I have not heard from Ken
yet? I will write to him he
may be in Salisbury Camp

now, & might see him in England.
How is the Patterson farm proposition
getting on. Good bye  Yours aff. bro

Gerald
 

 

92 London
10 words
Evans Redcamp Wangaratta
Leave England very well

Love
6-30 P.M  Evans

17th Oct
 
 

 
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