Collection relating to the service of Fergus Robert Cox, 1915-1917 - Part 5

Postcard - see original 

After a stunt

On the Sutton Very front.

Arthur  

Photograph - see original document

Egyptians sieving sand for concrete work

Egypt
May 10 16
Tel el Kebir
Dear Fanny.
Just a line to let you know
I am still in the same old place
Received your parcel and paper
safely, think I wrote you just after
I received it, It has been very
hot here lately, had a heat wave
over the early part of the week
It’s a bit cooler now. Have not
seen Wallie for a long time now
I suppose he is still in the same
place. This is a snap of the
niggers here siveing the sand

for cementing purposes. I had
the negatives finished off at the
photographers here. Well I 
must close now with fondest
Love from your  Sincere Cousin

Fergus Cox
 
 

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a section of
The Egyptian labour corps
who under the instruction
of the Tommies. ∧two seated
centre front of Group" do the
handling of the ∧horse feed, such as
emptying from the trucks to
the stacks  also the loading of
the Wagon.
Jottings  of xxxx the desert
"When one would like to
start an offensive of ‘ones’ own.
recipe for feeling like this."
Bully Beef, Biscuits
Water supply short
all leave stopped

see diagram of  FRC
 

Photograph - see original

Egyptian Trades men and his full kit

E.L.B.Egyptian Labour Core.

Moascar
16 Sep 1916
My  Dear Mother
just a line to let you
know how I am doing,
am haveing a great time
A mate & I have taken to
a study of the French Language
go to class twice a week
Tis very interesting but a bit
difficult when youve no one to
talk too except at class.
Well I am as fit as a fiddle.
getting real fat again.
There is no news

so I will close
with love for all

from 
your loving son
Fergus.
PR04018

Photograph - see original
Central Promenade Blackpool

2

My word some of them 

are having the time of their life,

They have all been booked

what I have seen so far so

it’s been very little use me
giving the glad eye. I can spot
them out wherever I go, and
without their hats on too.

What loving kids they all 

are Fergus. You will always
find them sitting cuddling
In some corner or other.

Blackpool girls don’t seem 

to suffer with their nerves.

My word they are proud of

a soldier don’t know whether 

it’s the uniform or what that
attracts them. I don’t think
looks go very far in most

cases. Some old men among

these, down here, but never

Photograph - see original