Letters from George Alexander Hugh Murray to his family, 1915 - Part 9

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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RCDIG0000957
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W5 0000 Cprom. Survey Dear Bess Since I wrote to you last time I have had my furlough and a right royal time I have had to. After leaving M anchester we were sent- to Harefield near London and from there I got my finlough and went back to Ett anchester for a weeks then divided the other week be tween bherter Broughton & Liverpoot & spent a lovely time right recing Chester is an old walled city and it is kept in good repair and even the old dunjoons are stitl to be seen the cathredal is the bere building of its kind in England & it dates back into the Roman times and is still in good repair When my furlough was op I reported to our office in
London to be rent to theymouth but the doctor would not pass me as fix for service yet so I have been sent back to the hospital but that does not hurt as she place is just like a home to us We can do almone any thing we like but have to be in bed by 10-15 so we have plenty of time to see the country People rend their cars and take us out for drives and to tea and that passes she day alright. I had a few more teeth out & he did pull hadd to sheft them. I will now close Hopin you &all an well as I am at pieient I remain your Soving Brother scape I am writen to the yeiry fazs that have written to my flon Wairah 000
Ekrom Suncy 29/8/18 Dear Sina I received your ever welome letter this morning with about us others from home. It was the first letter I received from you since good- ness knows when I have never received any from Bers though I have been told that she has written pretty often Het sent me some papers and I rent them along to Alex M Intock of bllam He is at Weymouth where I will be shortty. I have not seen many of the Warrark Chaps Stan Booley & Jack Stwart are here they wished at home if I knew a Tompson that ned to work at Palmers There are three out of the 14th here by that name I am about tired of this place, and longing to see otherparts of it am 1009
sending a photo wirth this letter of the plare where we landed. It was taber on Thusday and it was very dif ferent to she phots. Thave not seard from Lir yet. I have had ots only one letter from him since leaving 6egpt, is I do not know from he is. The J.H have been cut about very badly but no names have bbeen pub- lished yet. There has beentovely many weather for about a coute if weeks and all the cross have been harverted. By the time you recive this note there will be no leaves on shetree for the roads are mnewn aheady you want to be here for bnts and all kinds of berroos grow my wild. All the chaps that were cracked up to be so brave at tthe landing are too afraid to o back again for a lot have applied for and received staff jobs. We keep telling them they have cold fict and they do not like it I was offered a
Job to be conpone of the mry potire but would not have it for I came to do my bit- and a few days of fiyghing were nothing to what is to come. If you do take it, you have it for a morg and then sent back again. I go a letter from Gildbon Narrmith and will answer it whene have finted this and then I am goin to write to des. I have not much t say so will close prayry & boping to ree you all again but it willno- be this year or romiting will have tto happen I will rep of Hman Your loveg Brother Geize Dypsheria has brokes out in the ward that I am in and some have beer sent to other hospital The doctor has had my trid under inforvision for over a weeks & he is notdecidea yet. I do not want to get it 000
Eprom Feerry 30/5/15 Dear Soss. Het wrote to me and told me that you had written pretty often but that I never received any letters from you but never give up for I am may pet them before long. I have had a lor from home lately and one from peonaer e aec onet tere answered his. His is the only letter I got from the boys of Warrach who have been writing to you I heard a couple of day 009
ago that Bert-glavor has been hilled. He had jaired a commision. I got a let Warrack paper the post) this mornin and I read it& am sending it to Alex M Intork of Ellam who is at Weymouth, where will be soon, allss well I am about right atain and in no huor to leave England though it is getting pretty cold- and she trees are loown, their leave. I have been in the hospital - a couple it weeks with a bad throoe but at is about better now
3 Dypthena Las broken out in the Convabicest b amp when I am and the mate that I have had since landing in Ezgland is down with is I have been in mam. parts of England & hope to see a lot more before Dleave I am rending, a shapthot phots in a better to Lina for it is the first letter she La. written to me since et Esge th spe ae the te onete fete I have not heard from Les but know that he has left 1009
Exypt. she mail is closing in a fow minutes so Have a clore Hoping to see you all again in the near future but do not thirk it will be this yea Gooolge dear Bes. Gcorge
Eprom Surry $9/9113 Dear Mother, I have had no letters this week, for I had so many last week, but I ggot one from Les. It was dated 17th Aujust but he could not say much as the lettr had to be censored. It followed me all over England. He wrote it while in the trenches Last Tuerday I went to London with a party and we went to the principal places. We went to the Houses of Parliament, Muscum, Picture Gallery, Buckingham Palace & Hyde Park, and many other places. Just before we came home we drove in motor cars to where the gept. did their damage in the bart End when a bomb dross, it makees a hote you can put a fair uzed house in. One bomt dropped riget on toh of a house and knock. ed houses down all around. There was not a whot window left in for hundreds of yards around 00.

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