Letters from George Alexander Hugh Murray to his family, 1916 - Part 1

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First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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Abbey Wood Rent- 6/1/6 All at home I have recerved the cake and billy at last. The cahe was not even crased, but the billy was broken and bent but all the thirg. were in good order and will come in very handy I wrote and thanked Mrs Fermon for making the cake I wrote to Lloyd Marck but he was dead before it was received so Sinda answered it and wla me all about his enlicment and bein rich most of the tme he was in oame and then it ended up in his death The said that it was the byjest Guneral that ever had been in Gelgandra I see by the two Warrach papers that you sent that a lot of people have died in and around Warrach the papers took a long tame to find me
for hy were September paper. never got them till Jannary. Ihave not received the ones wish the account of the Wanrain Hhowin them I is rettry to wet to soont side of the heits now for it never rans no leave of rainin wrote to MMrs Georgeson but have not got an answer yet - near from it yuo very regularly now. they were all well wher he wrose hast. I have not heard from Les. yet I have nothin the to wrote now so I will say goodbee propory that we will all meet won gain I am your long on t Brom c Gioye 1
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goodbye from your to Atten Mor brother geoze Rent 12//16 Ireceived your ever wehome littr Dear Sirs this morning also another one from home and a cook of views from some one from Silzcale Victoria They were morely views of the courty and nature + were splendid The letter I got from you was addressed to boght so it with a few s weeks to find me but better late man never Ihad a tetter from Sinda March tettiry me the account of shyds deash. I had a coastof pariets from some for bhristmas and about fifty old letteer, some datd fart - Adoit. I am writing tome by the same madl, as this vill so. letter. My the time you receive this note somnore litely will be on she wate again so as not krow wher swedt sear por you ajain but So Hodbly Dar Bir write to exnd eato met gain and may iee all t
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I amwriting to Br Abbey Wood a Mang y Rent 12/1/16 All at home, Irived a litter from you this morning and also a book of fitteen views by a donam from Sityaale Vistoria It was monty f am scenes but they were pood With it came a litter from Ber whe had addrewsed it to srypt so it took a while to find me sime last writin Sot onother Warrack paper but have not yet got thes one with she accourt of she warrach thow in it I am setcon tured of Ereland but shey ruim in no hnny pkend anyone ard yot so be canrot be to sholt of men nis to hard pelosed yet at any rate sina arked me for A. MarinaWaadries but I cannot give it to her yor he has knocked off widing to me, so of ot know where he is now Inever hear a word from sis now mough Twrthe every week to him but he wast be allgat- or I would have known spought the landin over again in my stief. The just time Sever did it. frouth see the by guns forery and the shills sthy the prouna and men faltity all roads Isecmsquitinatural but when sirchs Twas covered in a cold sweat it worgh of days before wiitin shis I porsed to you a card that was mula to every Aushation in Enland Iwill now he wish fordar hee from yey rising you are all will and in the best of dearth as sdm at sicnng to goodoye wymall & an your formy son & Brother givs
Abbey Wood Rent 17/1/16 All at home I am still gettinggold letters from you not The latert one was dated Nov 22. I had a very short letter from Sis. He wrote it juit after he landed back in Egypt- He was on the water for Chiimas, so he would not have much of a dinner on board. He did not say how he was only that he received my letter and another from his late mates jister telling him how the foor chap died I wrote to Mrs Georgeson juit after I received the address and have receivea word back. It take a letter a long time to go so far north. The said she never hears now from Grandmother ordant- Hennetta. She was wondering if they were well This is a proper militay camp now. It used to be a convadient home where no drill or fatigues were done, but now 1009
we have t drd five hours a day, but you do not feel it for it pains the time away. The iun nivers shins now but not to cold for the water freene one day and thaws the next I cannot think of anythen more this time in goodlige from your loony son & Brother Geor
Abbey Wood Rent 19/1/16 Dear Bess I do not know if I wrote to you last week or not but I have a little time to spare now so will write & tell you somethin there is a party going from this camp to day for a tour and inspertion of the Tower of London. I have seen it - but would have liked to go through it again. All the brown jewels are kept there & there is & the shape of the bert & most conty, diamond in the world. I have a good job now. I have a aigen men who have to rake up all the oan leaves in the woods around the camp. It seers- a silty idea but when the leaver are decayed they are worth about Ialb. so there is some good in raking them up. Hughi Cameron told me he got a letter from Sina and that he answered it right away
I got a letter from home on the 21stt f and it was dated Lait Good Friday not 2 April 1915 so it has taken a long while to find me. With it- I got two from Lena two from home & one each from H. Mank Cllen Mercer and one from little Eva Wyst of the Warrack Police Station Iheard from Les He was then in tgyst to quite well as I am at fres I cannot - think of any thing month time so Goodlye Bos. I am your loving brother Gedge 10

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