Lieutenant Colonel William McKenzie, MC, OBE - letters - 1915 - Part 6

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First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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AWM2019.22.4
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NTERNATONAL HEADOUARTERS 1OI OLEEN VICTORIA ST, LONDON EC THE SALVATION ARNY. Austalian Headquarter: 69 Bourke St. Melboumne th i ri no mier ieeae 4 OSattalion a ronce FMANEINON &Gypt t kam JAMESHAY Macab 26, 193 My owen Dauling Wife I have just gat your letter dated 23/2/15 which was so hours behind the othen wail delivened. It evedents been onculouked yestend I also get tthe wal cay dated rely 2 the first fou 4 weeks dole by the Cir that you had Cd, on Sunday af cambenwell & this fact, and me considenable pleasure a assue you I aleo head with intenest the suff fau given you be MuMMillan Apten this you shydald dig in the spins & denive a head. I am quite sone that you shall have a fear tmme at the ronks before this year closes. theire is quite a soneed from my is that Maar Cay & it neads pueth god woo: I can quite maine the folks bein intereated nt ag it is, quite treadable staff the say is myself. In anothertenglly MSmillan, he tellsme letter from that my efistles create considerable interest
orowrn remrese o are irons or iason ic S Austaliaa Headquarter: O Douete St. Meltowne. NAVALAND MIITARYIEACUE AUSTRALLAN MPERIAL FORCE Inoteyour remanane the fon acco JAMESHAY Belgsans, but lt me say thane is mach attention bein given them +mane refugees ae having a fay better time than ever they have had, many ane alastmiony inopessional beggans. It is those remaining in conquened Belanns that, have the tion time hub when rood is given thene Ofter the Genman Conquanous steal this away & the Belgians dont st it. This, is a fact. It is aled a fact that thomand of Belgian woman in aludings hundreds of Auns ane expecting to become mothers, thus the doings of them con quenors. The profosalss made that all these children shall be destroycd either before on aften burth. When enwany is catened the doings of th Belgians & French in that country will be tenible in nepayment of wht they have suffered. We wonst (by fan is yet to- come when famine faces them, tens of thou sands of Buitash Merch, Belegian + this san prisoner will are from stanvation in cenmaniy and austnia
oeomon rewwnn to acc nronn or cononce ME.SAIYTONARIH Austaliea Headquarten: O Bourte St Melbourne. 3 DVAIsLANDMRNETIEACE AUSIRALAN MPEGIAL FORCE. I hope ae this that you have had ca JAMESHAY a good fall of rain eve this and that the Brought is completely buoken, so that the heauts of the people ane cheened up once mone. Glans is eondently come well in the seasons as also pauts of N.O.N. Welleaanne seems to be the wonat in the unemployment line It hope it soon fas away- I guess it will tho' the winten may be a hit slack. got a spacletten from Captn K. Hay so she shill owes me another three to make up the 6 pages she intended to waite gcan guess she was pleased with the frest cands + the land phots sto doubt the yll put that pictune in the wan cay & the Victuriu somy picture will pass no and bacemore will be a well adventised manen d et back & this should help me some I wnote a lengthy letten to the eneual & another to the chief of Slaff a couple of weeks ago, then last week I wrote a rcpout to Unden the Colonnes It will not appean untiil May number tho I gusss there is a seneed in Manch 45
I also wrote a nebout of the N.Z. tentmonk to that Chy soi every country I will be much leetten known than henetofor I likewise write a lengthy newey letten to canpenten of Unamouth. You see I expected to be moving hence we seaves to kef manch with the timeo Yes thanks I necod the hood & le then frome a det N. Tmpson London darote & ackowledged them to hen. She Sundenstand has been very act last mp for 3months plucisy or something of this sout. Unwouth spake of toie to Fnoe to takechange of all Eaer remy wour thene an connection wath the Wan, special epforte) te dot he says so tho' hes always going to do something his Kaulo Lordo, Dutes Frinces Kines & Oweens one his coninon greny gay expenience I lust got a very tenday + deeply interest in epistle from MMillan, hes again to give me the news this is the end lengthe efistle within the month. t hetiicen the Comans dae newsy letters Nac, Henny a few other Indnage to get a fain spintin of news concenoing the anny to
FSRope Don is settling dowa the schoolih in Goodstyle. Fnesshell fin d the Srench taring fora fewmonths bith by the end of June hell beable to do faing well on the Jok. Heeoidentt likes the school + will apple himself Fother Hastells me that MMavis & pidon Hay ane Great Cobbens" I suppose the soes us to them house occasionally and gadon will come down to you. I have you had a gaod time with the H. S. Specia Sves at your Conks + got the chowds awng to the meetings Cothen saite great to have the mngis at the coups. No doubt youll see wrs Hay now + again, whopwill nisityour Hote bagne at intenvals. While the comon is away sor toan, I nofee the conguesses more a vie success He will doubtless have good himeson Tenth &f Buisbar, I see Knight fou to the West. He will gt a fine neceptivn acmillan says Watens condte is rather senions & he want bbe going on to Bhund He has an undue preasure of blood on the head as also Brights Diseane Wille no doubt will make the mont of it and hang off as onr rspossible. no I hope you his own sake hill soon beontop again
& it was too bad fou Beauts to onuffort like that, the different alin te fixed her thope the others iay a bit nowine them penty of green geass a tu the pince of broom goun it way be much cheapenthan wheat + it is just as ood you foodls. If 6/6 a bushel at it if wheat is 7/6 on over. What became of Mavis Alackeat and the Carany. I am happy to say ney wouk eson aface sunneeamesche ane doins Of a nas souls anexetting saved each week. I am me cant oharebeenoatone night with the boys this week. Alot of Betish trooks have just come to yoin as & now 7,500 we inforcements have accned to say so now we have over toogant & 15,000 K. Zealandens in tgyfit heve This makes a fairly lange force. He wont mone now for a couple of wears, so we will spent Rashen bene. Tings that agif we will face the sund atoodistant case & this will five us experience to face the Tenmans later on Weanenead togo. Imust now conclude hoping this will find you will in every way as also the children. we each hng +nissen from Bathens& accept same yousele kindest regands to all enquirers. ReCo hurratin Way godrechly bless you. Joursasevent sathen.
ag We hat a fimere satd en 5 mng a coaption on ther the at Cante of ason wil nd an fura n tg a chapton cnowsnest bennoni t cane. We tat sasestal arto Satioy ag tewible do on kinda the wart sandtoum yot Ihad atying tms at the charch the ade peach Flastd & min to taaf to nesko with Iave sakig salvaticn. Other signed the pladee weh o treasen by er Lanston ane &manch pt han was a geatoight us, an mouthed sucht ea tnt tewarearred d haro wl of the great Asdstersin Forse &00 mattiplied by one hundad You'l head of oar doings wone aenad twopa Dist thonoa the ces & sit a
Alehan aa, anhow is adsuul agknow with a gueat gantity of I anopout then a life. Your fapere I sine will feves yo thack rens. I am frust class io every certainly feeling a wee kd possess an eagen sfintef t ficht fronstalose with wannesthre sm baksneetings tall May Heaven bless hf thea Hugtis i all am sending a lotmore te also a bost cand papen euthing for Douels Fathe
NTERNATIONAL HEADOUARTERS acer pronn or, ion tc THE SAIVATION ARUIY. Austalian Headquarter. O Bourto Se, Malboure NAVAL AND MILITARY LEACUE. AUSTRALLAN MMPERIAL FORCE. W. Battalios Fanon Typh IAMESHAY. conein 2/4 191 ey Dwen Barling in Oree mont date upmy peacil to write you a few of nyciea wouds inforon 2 Do. I went haed welfane in £ see heen & waata on Ned nt at te poumen ans downgi, the his soweach at avis in stauckion that He will be to bchiod at the ove sea ase Let annot e up to the fishhin nont he has had his housetaken in also so things are pram only middlins with him I have sheat some time hunting af men ahout whom their farenps on Diotens have writhed hesibevount he hospitals forsish Iadd another firest conce it on monday night at least I was the chanman of the appain. It was the most tony get, as thang ae reanumlen of lad Maforme 000 were present &tthe man over
toredonea the watwalls of the suagalow to see I heart te place looks a ninect now It was a peonouneed success the men would have me as chain mao stwas a most enthuashic to all others are scaned to take the chammber tor ahout. an sending you a paper eathing be the concent. over w000 sat knound outside + athat 1200 menemside. some of the his officers cance up and cancuatanated me on the wayd handle the mea One F.C sdajon said very few people cando it like you a methods fansoatured they howled & clapped kindow ferclosea sketeh ofhim when he wastuging, it was funng I timped up immediately blewa whistle + thene was in stant quict. did aquiet chuckeetomysell ss the wethodr was a Colonel.

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