Letters from George Alexander Hugh Murray to his family, 1915 - Part 6

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First World War, 1914–18
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PRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY STRETTORD DISTRIOT Moterta Auitary Home HoSPIEAS Feleshone Stretford. No. 664 Trafford Park. C Ft n N SII from the Commercial Bank Warrark. He was chot through the hand. When we left the Lecansbhoon we wvent on to a Dertroyer & that took in as far as possible then we had to id into little loss & go achor in them with a perfect hail of lead around goo all the time & many a time it hit the boats but not many were hit. We stayed on the beack all day and the colblert time I ever spen. We did not take stench to notice of the sraprel but it made his duch for cover at the first. We started for the firing line on Tuisday moaning but many or one did not reach it. Hur Company Commander was not on the morning we went up iour Seronot in command had to lake us but he did not sugt reyn too long, for he got that down & died atmost instantly io we had only our Platoon Cmmender left & two of this got bowled over before night so we were in a happy plyst that night I will a few other were wid off to faard a fully + see that no one went up or down it? We were inan a perfect haib of Lead all nyds the shots were coming from all direction I got one through the reat of my hrousers and another hit my bayont but the nearest have I had was a bullit that went through my cap & pulled out sone haw with it. Ht cae me a fricht. The up as chap on my right was shot shrough the head & never moved white the one on the other side was wounded but I laited the night out diver to sleep too. We retired a little & had a good sluf. After ta we got an order to reture to where we had left the nepht before & when going shere, over half of us sever warhed it 1009
pon po see that orn Iat o as we thowed ourdy I got mine just below the time & an inst higher up I would not be walkn about not know what hut me for it was like om one bit you with a pcce of nore s their mightor e thin It knocked me down + I laid there tell one of my mates who saw one drof came & bandfged lt up for me that landage was on from thes tht Letdy & I tell you it was sicten, pudly b by then & so could not see my sods for th Fomty as anoften will at oid them. It tood me tall jourchok tget to tea about thega t in neimed like 5. I was raine heat cared on a sttep to the bont white we were been, miped at all the & Quits a not considn the tid brows at at. time. I was left on the beact with hundreds of thei waitto be taken aboard the host m Tae take or hond the Galeta & put in a bunko when my botosot 5 were taken at the rock of the left foot stoodt it stilf with slood I stayed in that thirk til d for to Misea i & then was taken on Bard the Incha Hosplal thy Soortoa to be taken so 4 a an 2at a 4 day an of alsas f whalte to may the island hit but I When eivery Aoviay all the Noit how had to se for starfay souph it <gae manin net. We cae in Lowthnon on sowren otn & g onto the trem for analarts about to 30 I bond in adanctuty aboutt that myht. Wes were the sa will alt aun the line. He were taken in cars through the gap h tat gare croued we were taken to te Militayy mns on lace galed <gaap /pata forlight m thm ian tasten with a lot ofaten 0
to the Shetford R.C. Hospital He are allowed out from VTHIOE 220SO G HEIT till 7-30 but that is to to down to 3t6. but that will not work to will wwith the Curtrat but it will be alright with the Tommiss for they are to frgstered to do Exnntini amy <gna/ gaa <go <gp/>g/ a for e are over the fince whn a in please for thee are ofhermenater the us out I have now hem canget gt o tfrm whle he was in tthe actht tepdh t had exe He rentme the anees of one of t mase wo sevaing a few miles from here 4 srintal to them & thy intol me to come & say the lought of my frirtongt with them I with go for t fiw days I will to going on fintragh in a few days time & fo after that such laves go back noy to the Bare in Lordon, & from there to v Untation Here in toly to if if I have tle hep to reach there I will tll more oy our at thes countries befores go back to ther fireng Som I will till you all about the right of Enpland the next time that Irrite of I am shared to ever have the charce fom bharke thewh & has been killed as hes been many more panart boys but some have to die this in all ahrs tome no I will cloe paging that you & all at siomeare yorhwe om you bernny Brotn fir said that fim hewd fonnell under bolorel Hulotiman 10.5 Geage 2009
No 1 Sust. Auxitrary Hospital Harefield Park Via Denham cHiddlesex 4/7/15 Dear Dad, I wrote to Bess last week so I will write to you this time. All the Aurtrations have been put into a hospital that is entirely Aurtration. The Grounds bute buildings doctors and nurses are surt. I am to go on furlough tomorrow Monday, first have to go to Lordon then to Weymouth after that Io am to have fourteen days -have. I am going to Chester a few miles from Manchister Les sent me the address. He got it from his mase & told me to go there while his mate also wrote asking me to go Harefield Br the place where I am at present is only 14miles from London but you can hear no sound at all. Saturday we were given a concert- and a party A every one that came we Australians
By the time you get this letter the war will be going close on twelve months. It does not seem six months since I left home for I have seen so much and so many different countries When I leave England I have to go back to old E gypt then to the Dardanelles. I hope it is finished by that time This Hoppital is not so well governed as the Red brors that I was in for you have to brick up for your meals There is so much to say and I will wick to you when I get on furlough alls being well So I will close From your loving son Geore
Shatfoud 8/7/15 All at home I am back in Mancherter again, Inday July at 930 at night the officer in charge of the hospital told us that we had to be ready to go at 9.30 next morning. We left & wihl to Dendam 16 miles from London but are did not stay there long as at was so caske after what we were used to so we put in for furlough and got it on the follow in monday when we had to goo London I stayed in London All Monday & part of Tulsday when I came back to Manekalh from here I am roing to bhester and then I have to report in London on the 20 tP0 to Weymowth to be shipped back a foen to the pring line It is now over three months since had a letter from your so I suppose all the mast is kkept in at the Bare in Egypt This place, does nothing but rain rain You hardly ever see the sun shining RIA
Iwrot to ther lant, wik and told, her a bod about the ights I have seen sime leaving bgp I have not heard from Les or heard anyting about him, and he said thal fim had joined and is in the 21st Bar That Bat has been in action but where have not been many names publisked yet. We were given sixteen days leave and about half of the money that was due. It was close on three months sime we had the last pay & some of them abused it assoon as they god it By the time you get this letter I will be on my way back again but there cannot we any of the Gold 14th left now for the all the kep. Was are very hiph I will now yore with toe from George TIISS
Epsom Surry 22/7/15 Dear Dod I have had my fortnights finlough and reported in London on the 20/ but the doctor would not pass me as fit for service as my ly is stiff yet, so I have been sent back to the hospital again to go under more treatment and have some teeth looked to. Eprom is a lovely place for whereever you looke it is nothing but lovely green hills and lovely forests. I to spent my Chester & furtough part in Mancherter Liverpoot. There are some lovely old ruin cartles around bhester and I have been through three of them and around the old city wall & into one of the dungeons. Jwas taken into the cathridal. It is the most may nificent piece of carving that is in England On the Sunday night before my finlouge 000
A0 was up, the manager of one of the largen munition factories took me to see all the making of the guns shells and armour plates. I saw guns in the making from the 18 pounders which are three inch to the 15.5 ones which fire a shell weyhing close on a ton, and the barrel of a 15.5 puns is 60 feet long and weeks close on 100 loss I was to go again on Bonday but had to go away before twelve that night By the time you get this note trought to be on my way back again. I wish have better luck this time and stand a while longer I have not heard anything of Ses or fim and do not know where they are- I will close now from your lovin ion George 1OR1
A5 Eprom Surrey 3/3/13 Dear Hother I think I have minied this weeks mail but I will write it now + it will most likety go or Thursday. A lot of Austratian mail was delivered in she Camp but I did not at a ungle letter so I do not know how the old place is getting on. This is a lovely country for rain for it has not stopped for two days now There was a carnial held in the Hospital prounds on Auy 2. & would have been a not good turn out only for the rain. The durtration carned off most of the prives taking three quarters. I have had both sides of my face swolten up since I had some teeth our the ones that Newmann pul the emery whect on. The toke

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