Letters between John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his Mother, 1914 - Part 7 of 9

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14 Oct 1914 
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA 
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LAMB PRINT*]  
  
Dear Mother 
Just a line to let you know  
that we are still in camp We  
are expecting to leave at any  
moment for the Old Country  
the Transport Ships and  
the warships are in Fremantle 
waiting to take  
us away but there are about  
six German warships at  
large in the Pacafic Ocean  
and I think that is what  
the war office out here is  
frightened of For it will  
be a great stroke of luck  
for the German Warships  
if they could sink the  
transport ships from here  
with the 20 thousand soldiers  
on board

Well Mother I have been in camp now  
2 months I wrote you three letters and  
I sent you three pound besides that three  
pound that the post master in Stockton  
N.S.W. sent on to you I am in the  
Australian Army Medical Core and  
my address will be when I get to England  
will be Private Jack Simpson 
Number 202 
C. Section 
3 Field Ambulance 
Australian Army Medical Core 
1^st Australian Contingent 
England 
  
Now Mother I cant tell you exactly  
when we are going to leave but I dont  
think that we will be long now I think  
that we are going to Aldershot when we  
get to England So I will be able to come 
up and see you pretty often before we go to  
the front Now Mother I hope that this  
will find you and Annie as it leaves  
me at present and that is in the best  
of health So give my love to Annie and  
with love to yourself 
I remain 
Your Loving Son
Jack