Letters between John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his Family, 1915 - Part 4 of 8

Melbourne Young Men's Christian Association 
On Active Service with the Australian Imperial Force in Egypt 
MENA CAMP, PYRAMIDS 
17 Jan 1915 
  
Dear Mother 
Just a line to let you know that I  
received your letters and one from Annie  
yesterday but I have not received the  
parcel yet I am glad to hear that Annie  
is getting better and hope that by the  
time that this letter reaches home she  
will be quite well again.  I am sorry to  
hear that you have not drawn any  
of the money that I made over to you  
but I am going to see my Colonel as  
soon as he comes into the camp today  
and see if he can sub me a few quid  
to send to you until I can get the other  
money fixed up for I have no money at  
all except the shilling a day which I  
draw So that I except that I will be  
able to see the divishional paymaster  
and fix up about your money for  
you should have been drawing 2 shilling  
a day since the 25th of October so that  
if you had drawn what you should have  
you would drawn about eight pound

but you need not worry Mother for it will  
come to you eventually for there are  
hundreds of us chaps belonging to the  
old Country in the same fix for it was  
like this.  We all expected to go to England  
and we made the part of our wages  
that we did not want to draw over to our 
accounts in the Commonwealth Bank in  
London and coming to Egypt messed us  
completely about for the Commonwealth  
Bank has no Branch in Egypt so that  
any alterations that has to be done with  
accounts has to be done through the  
pay master so that I will send you  
some money as soon as I can get things  
fixed up with the paymaster Now Mother  
I hope that this letter will find you and  
whi Annie well ar as it leaves me at  
present for I am feeling pretty well  
just now so with love to you and Annie 
I remain 
Your Loving Son

Jack