Letters relating to William Arthur Allsopp - Part 3

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was supposed to be a stadig
er
the
dne but the gren went off as sean
a one of the keis as at ponched
he lev and we were left at the
by about six bigths. Anghen
faAdled like hell for a while
ad down, going for on life
and the next itherswwe knew we
had ranmed the Pommies righte
the middly wnhill the other crew     
were well ahead. Anyhow itsere
to diiogganice the racl ad the
other were recalled, and as we
crepaddling I he ad the cos-
who was a Canadian from the
tat muetterg to heimself that it
vanla take a pretty good crew
to leave im at the ont and yet
say with it. But he pocked a
badmank when e decided
to sabotage the Somis As they
squealed like hell, and waited
to give them our carse as we had
 

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caused the danage. He
wid the boat mostly with
chewing sum ad offine went
Again and again we were very
badly away. We drew the warn
ally of the let, onght on the bark
ith dbend about 100 yads alead
and we caught the want of all
the other boats. Dayway in
ssked like catching the kinrs
a other ustanan enew
nst as bad. we were have
batthe for thid place with
afreo
se Sleigten
the
became unstuck and down
srook
F. Didn't th
then the I came back to sho
ad to Cap it all by the
by the teme they st there boat
I all the ble the club had
previded had been drunk, so
they left us in disgust.
 

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like it, and
The crowd seend to
some old code got up adtold
us what great fellows we
O England could in
und somee gave
slawswte us
him three liaty cheses and everty
felt happy. so you can see
alling i to be with them
into
rth three bolsny. It get dashed
heae clast eek but it was a
you felt your
ary sont of heat, whe
coued almost beart
coackly. wbe it gets warm like
sheat yo
as the people start losking
northernnights as these usually
cuaagi te wed
ber clnds ane about
pretty safe, and seeto
take hundreds of seaochlights
fadray indepert art of the athe
o oth ocasion like blakets
gin the say whe as
Hlgh
doe come the
y goi
 

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enss and hows without any rai
Salling
We are spending nowt of our ten
now on the Werelen ana knoxse
codl but ave not expect aneugh to
p aey Milveillis boaleas
ck
an also aing an src
kining of th pease that tha
flights bay pacticing ins, and new ad
7 chace
Again wee pick up same
oldignage. You wad to go creak at
Sewertr
the neise of the boger
so you know hew it would be to
00 for
have it bug
Yow tams a day
an average of
ourd
tanouat
a laneing murke ary so it p
ans a bot interested. They have son
grn fursets here and they are
the eane with
finely iaove
a a there is a
which they
Hem Eglan
lst mor
lid to believe
what in
 

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Every surday we have chich faed
and wll have a ferch canadic
prest who gaies through all the
adious as he speaks andcracks
all the jokes about the peace
&fort
t
hav
suppose you
all
are, they have
coage onr th
emaereand goo asudwea
lig all the ba dge about the place
the women wea shaped hats
Ad we ever rowed up the rioe
in lormation
I have enclosed a plisto of ithe
wer sem
ig but pacade
be boy wcand the
ild like to
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be
t
onthat is cut off

and all the sther fellow
lav to pais out before
Sow are thigs at home bill
lacky to write and tell me all the
winve aid haw he is beaten
 

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the becks at the all heightin
I hope Pap is parking a few na
he libe as the
Heought to come of
best backed horse in the last
few minutes always seems its wer
Remember me to sel ahe neghbore
and give my lome to youel and
all the family. ss Swill
In with llotof love and hepeng
you are an
Bill
 

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41063 PCC Allsapp W.4
40.3 Wirelers sels
11th July 41
Caada
e

Te
sata
I l ave a bit of tim
i
exams. are over A few of
lid sofas I am doing dlright though the
dont cout as anyth and wee petly
b so t
ean ony
duld at a idea or
lall or bes bands
doubt that this is
s asa day
0 wll ua
tey lagh at a

ad with sut
Ansralars getting
and wait to lnew
the made of
sn it gets really
what we are going
tis time I think you
coldin a canple
had beto sedave a bottle of Beneugh
are been kupe
hum to tide me sue
the fat off me
pretty let getting
bacon the other
got a bos wel
 

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i addad
day as a fewo
Thy conedit quite get
afled of Staad

the edea of the conby at
saring Aout 86 for it
F Cn
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d &
have dis
on
ad
s
enpelib
Laten
of tat

Her
st han
clube wn
and guts, and
ent ttexe. Shey
givs
te
lave a lew segettas and they put the edea
tou to fet in ar nstration team 2s
A New Zesland are, rewig as baddlingnathe
Ind was cades, 15 me to a boat
when it
so dew ought the lbt of he
comes off. The rie dhey paddle on it quite
A lugone, you could fet the peel in about
o dinees and the Clubhause
y mud what you aee on the scan
o Cunry club
let
Ae
 

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the people there are very frond
ideed
a stew
aid seneh
mee give
aa deliver ues back
laid of
who deive.
are doing al
ber chan
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aalike

sea
but
-t
doan
as 360
at go too much
at a risk the

0
0
have the dicken of
off a
e at wt
n 90
sallig about us according to the
cat too rapidly so we have had to
anable, a sleoese of you
a
right on thei ledds; but altogethe
we are avirg an ears good time
wito the cane
se get
it became and is
501 of the
traaw and decon
ame livs as the ae I was
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act I am that fer or it
I woreand sway for a
 

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fellows hell
Ca advans being to wild
HDwas augually
otmonse
to te new zeal a doo,

i t
ConD
a And Ied to shiff seen
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a the Ausralian lis
thei from
S
5
See Diseen and
a
slady in the walk ad in
half the repreatia of wenmpy. A
all
led of thec
ad by fowthe an hana
a a a to a beany tt
te 15t wee sead
so you can see th at the
small. After the recept
the school was chrdwen ap
iss ad it was quite bing to
torrying to get iboducte
tt at Degradnating fellow
s0 as to carry a the good work.