Letters from Robert Edmund Antill to his Parents, 1916 - Part 2 of 13

Monte Video Camp
Weymouth.
Feb 21st
Monday night
Dear Mother
Well we are leaving tonight
& we are bound for Eygpt as
we have just been told for sure
this afternoon by our Major, we are
goin to rejoin our old untis.
You will now know how to address
my letters the same as you used to
when I was in Eygpt last.
When I say we are leaving tonight
it might be early morning, we are
due to leave this camp at midnight
but there is bound to be a bit of
delay as per usual with the army.
The weather down here this last
weekend has been rotten it has
been nothing but rain, rain, rain

night & day without st stopping
once & as I sit here now it is
coming down in bucket fulls.
By the way, the train I caught last
night was enough to send one mad, it
is true it left Waterloo about 5
minutes late but when it got to
Weymouth it was not 5 minutes
but 2 hours it was due in at 2.50
but did not arrive until 4.50 &
I got to the camp at exactly 5 oclock
this morning, I turned into bed at but
had to get up at eight again &
I shall get no sleep tonight so you
can gess I shall enjoy tomorrowe
nights sleep thats if its not too
rugh.
You see I am enclosing my best
tunic as it will be no good to me
in Eygpt as it will be spoilt in
less than a week in that place I am
also enclosing the torch & you can
send it on to me later on.
Well I have not much more to

so I will now close hoping one
& all are well at home as I am my self
I remain
Your loving Son
Bob

Feb 21
16
62

Troopship. (Kingsiona)
Satuarday 26^th 1916
Dear Mother & Father
Well
you see I am on the water after
all, we are just about to 
enter Gibraltar & the wether
we are having here is splendid
ever since the trip started
in fact there is no sea at
all.  My self I we and am
in pink of condition & I
on hope all are same at
home.
You remember I said we
were leaving Weymouth at

midnight last Mon (21st) night
well we did & I can say
we had a very good send off,
we traveled all night &
arrived at Plymouth in the
morning (Tues) & aboard ship
& away at about midday.
The boat we are on is
very poor as well as the
food, well the worst I
have been on yet, but there
its all in a life time.
Well I have not much more
to say only I hope you
recieved my tunic & torch
safely & that you will
forward on torch as soon as

possible with a parcel with
something to eat in it.
It seams very that only
a few days ago we were
in the cold & rain & now
it is just like summer
time at home.
Will now close hoping
one & all are well at
home as I am myself
I remain
Your very loving son
Bob

THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

WITH

H. M. FORCE IN EGYPT

March 10^th 1916
L. Cpl. R. Antill
Reg No 1228 M.G.S.
14 Batt 4 Brigade A.I.F
Egypt
Dear Mother & Father,
Well you see
I have arrived here at last, I am
very sorry but I cannot tell you
all I would like to as the letters
are being cencored by there
I shall I have more to tell when
I get home again which I hope
will be soon.  My self I am in
best of health & in pink of
condition & I sincerly hope one
& all are the same at home.  I
have rejoined my old unit again.

THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

WITH

H. M. FORCE IN EGYPT

1916

which I might say are out of
action at present.
Will you please addres any
letters to above address &
from there they will be sent on
to me.
I have very little more to say
so I think I will now close
hoping one & all are well at
home & all things are
progressing favourbly
I remain
Your very loving
Son
Bob