Letters from Robert Edmund Antill to his Parents, 1914-1915 -Part 18

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E.  Devision. Hutt 14.

Woodcote Park

Convalesent Hospital

Epsom.

Friday night

Sept 24th.  1915

Dear Mother,

So you see they turned 

me out at last & put me on the motor for

here, well up to the present this dosent

seem a bad place of course its more

like a camp than a hospital  as you

will see  by the address that we are

in huts. Things are a bit ruffer than

wear I have just came from but all

the fellows here speak very high of 

the place. Visitors are alowed in here any 

time after 2 pm  &  we are alowed out after

2 pm but it is in our blues of course.  To

We are about 2 miles from the Epsom

station, our place is very near the race

course. I will now close as I want to catch

the post 

I remain your loving son  Bob.

1228.

Division E. Hut 14

Woodcote Park Hospital 

Epsom

Sept 30th 1915

Dear Mother,

Well I arrived home safely

but only by the skin of my teeth, the doctor

missed me on Tuesday & so did the sergant & yesterday
(Wed) he the sergant came round about 4 in the

morning & found my bed empty. well I must say

he was a real good sport & when I came in he

said he let me off this time & he did not mind

me having a night off now & agin but he

reconed I was making the pace a bit warm, so

you see I shall have to slaken down a bit & let

this coming week end slip by. When I left you

in the morning for here my foot began to give

me a bit of gip why I could hardly walk &

when I got on at Epsom station I was like a 

gamme roster & beeing in a hurry as I wanted

to catch the doctor made it worse, a cab

was waiting at the station & of course the cab

man seeing me hobling had completly got me beat &

could charge his own price well it cost me 3/-

to get to the park, well you can just imagin

how I fealt my last 3/- I fealt like punching

his head (the cabmans) but there I had to submit

as if I had walked I should not of been out to 

the camp yet, well after geting out of the cab

I strugled out & got here just in time to 

miss the doctor as I came along the path he came

out of our hut finished. You see now I am 

almost broke but for a few coppers so I would

be very pleased if you could send on a few bob

but for goodness sake dont send it if it will

run you short because I can do with out it if

it comes to the pinch but still you know its

very nice to able to have a few shillings, well

I will now close as the doctor is coming round

& I must not miss him this time

I remain 

Your loving son

Bob 

Oct 5th

Dear Mother, 

Will you please read this little

piece that I have wrote & see what you think of

it.  hope you will be able to understand as it is

very. May be home next weekend, but cant

say forsure

I remain,

Your loving son

Bob.

1228 

E Division Hut 14

Woodcote Park

Epsom.

Oct 8 1915 .

Dear Mother, 

I think my leg has taken

a turn for the worse, well any way I have

got to go back to the hospital for a while

It has been swelling a great deal lately

& is very painful.  Have just seen the doctor

this morning & he has booked me down for a 

transfere of corse I shant go back to Waterloo

it will be a hosp close here. I dont know when 

I am goin but it wont be long as soon as I get

there I will drop you a line & let you know my

address & how I am goin on. Myself I dont think

its much only its sore & jolly sore too but 

still thats only half our luck sometimes isint

it  

I remain 

Your loving Son  

Bob.

P.S.  A few photos of the Peninsula