Letters from Robert Edmund Antill to his Parents, 1914-1915 -Part 14

Gallipoli Peninsula 
Sunday Evening 
July 18^th 1915 
  
Dear Mother & Father, 
Recieved
Dads & Dollys very welcome 
letters this afternoon, & 
so Roleys wedding went 
off first class by jove I would 
of like to have seen him 
with a banana tied to 
his coat what a bit of 
fun. Yesterday one of our 
fellows can up the hill 
with a  parcel under his 
arm & I was just saying 
to myself I wonder who

thats for, well it was for 
me & who do you think 
it was from, why Lizzie 
of Carters & I must get you 
Dad to thank her very 
much for it she sent me 
a letter about a fortnight 
ago which I answered 
but up to the time she 
she had sent me this 
parcel she had received 
no reply. Well you can 
just see me getting my 
mouth over a box of  
chocolates by jove I did  
the disappearing  trick alright 
to day, the parcel  
contained a whole heap

of Daily Mirrors & Scetches 
& a Sunday Pictorial, 2 
boxes of Chocolates, & 2 
boxes of cigarettes a very 
nice present dont you  
think so. Up to the 
present I have received 
letters from Aunt Grace, 
Mr Cox, Dolly & Dad 
that is since I last wrote 
about a fortnight ago it 
was an answer to Dad's 
8 page letter I dont know  
weather you have received 
it yet. I for got to mention 
the letter I got from Ralph 
& the 2 postcards from 
Effie. I must thank you

P.S Also received papers from home 
John Bull ect. 
  
for the parcel which you 
are sending for my  
birthday which is to  
day I surpose it will 
arrive by the next mail 
& you can bet I am just 
longing for that to come. 
A bit of the old homemade 
cake is a thing which I 
have been longing for 
these last 2 years. Well 
I have just about run out 
my paper supply so I  
will now close hoping 
one & all are in best of 
health as I am myself 
I remain 
Your loving son 
Bob.