Cecil Mills Collection - Wallet 2 - Part 13 of 22

With letter 27 - 1 sheet - 2 pages 
Written in "weak" pencil - too light to be 
photocopied - Rewritten by JBM 22-8-96 
p2 
"England & you think you could  
come across, that's providing the  
submarines are outed, it would  
be too dangerous just now. Do you  
think you could travel with John?  
Don't forget there is always the o/draft  
of £120 you could draw on. Let me know  
what you think after you get this.
Well Dearie, give the boy a big hug  
for me & for yourself,  just shut  
your eyes tight and feel me grab you 
hard & imagine my kisses all over  
your face, eyes, hair & everywhere.
Farewell again old Darling
& for the present 
Your ever loving old man 
Cecil

27    O.A.S      
Mrs C.B. Mills 
c/- Dr A Burne 
Kinellan 
Dalley St 
Waverley 
NSWales 
Australia 
AHKennedy

17-3-16 
Old Darling. 
Just got word that  
there is a mail going out tonight & 
ours have to be in at once to go on 
to Division HQ. I got a long letter 
away to you last night No 27, got the  
Col. to take it up to [[Carrs?]] with him. 
Hope it gets away OK. This may be 
hung up here for a while, am enclosing  
the film of that snap I sent you, if you  
care to get it some prints from it. 
Good bye for a few weeks Old Bestest 
Ever, will be able to write you a  
really letter next week. Good bye  
again old SweetyHearty, with all  
my love. 
Your old man 
Cecil 

No 28    O.A.S  
Abroad 
APR 17 16 
Mrs. C.B. Mills 
C/- Dr. A. Burne 
Kinellan 
Dalley St 
Waverley 
New South Wales 
Australia 
G.E Blight

Alexandria 
20/3/16 
Dear Old Girl 
Just met Schuchard. He is going to  
post this for me. He took 
a snap of me on the 
wharf We are just about 
to embark. All sorts of 
love from your old man
Cecil
Schuchy will post you 
one of the snaps if they 
are any good CBM

28 
Alexandria 
21st March '16 
Dear Old Sweety Heart. 
After all we did not 
get away yesterday, as per the note 
I gave Schuchard to post to you. 
We waited about on the wharf all 
day & when our transport came 
in about 2PM we thought every 
thing was OK (except the boat) 
About 6 o'clock we were told there 
was no room for us on board, & we 
marched out to a rest camp for 
the night. This morning we hear 
we are to go tomorrow & in a  
good boat. The Caledonia was 
a very frowsy old tub & I'm 
jolly glad there was no room for 
us. She was very "louzy" & full of 
cockroaches as well. I came into 
town about 12 o'clock & went 
round to see Schuchard at his

2 
office but he had gone to lunch, 
so followed him up & captured 
him just as he was finishing. 
He has a Bank a/c here & had 
about £60 to his credit he did 
not want much of it, so I got  
him to give me a Cheque for P.T. 
1000 & I gave him one on your a/c 
for £10:5:3 to square it. We 
have not been paid since 28th Feby 
& although Ive got £12 odd to 
draw in my Pay Book I cannot 
get a bob until we get to our 
destination & rejoin the Regt. 
A few of us were cut off from 
the Main Body having to go in 
a different ship. My total 
cash assets amounted to 6/ - 
until I met Schuchard, would 
have been pretty rotten luck 
for the Cabin Steward & rather 
queer for myself to start a long 

Majestic Hotel 
ALEXANDRIA - EGYPT 
3/      Alexandria 
sea voyage with 6 bob, which  
would probably be a minus quantity 
by the time we got on board, as 
there is tucker to pay for out at our 
rest camp. On the strength of the  
tenner I came & had a slap up 
lunch here today, which cost  
me 3/4 1/2. I have to meet Schuchy 
tonight at 6 o'clock if I can 
get leave & we are coming in to 
see Hugh Bucklers show. He is  
playing here tonight. This soldiering 
game is wonderful in some respects. 
12 months ago I would have 
been quite excited over the prospect 
of a trip to Sydney, merely catching 
the Sydney Express & here we are 
on the verge of a far more 
momentous experience & it merely 
makes one have a pleasant 
feeling of anticipation of new