Letters from George Alexander Hugh Murray to his family, 1916 - Part 3

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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RCDIG0000958
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y1 Ab ood Rent 21/2/16 Dear Bers I have gust written to Lone and wold her most of the news The second week in Hebruay there was held in London a memorial service at Wertmonar Abbey as all the colonal soldins who elt in Gallepsh Byore we were into the Abbey we marched through the thats of London and they marched as well a any regular traips and I saw the moving pictures that were taken of tem and they looked exceedingly well there has been a lovely fall know this year but it did not last wo Fam atting hnd of writing for I loe warttn to all the Tate written voys whs have MOR
Danver me and it takes time all then letters cannot think of anything more this hon I will close Brother rom your to Geore 1ORI
Abbey Wood 28/2/16 All at home Preceived a letter from you today also one from Lis datia Fett 5. He was still at Helwpohs & was quite well at the time of witting It has been endiving heavily for three days and about B feet noe fell. The country looks lovely but when it byan to than it makes noting but blisk. It is homble streff to wah through your book, far worse than from I have had four tieth filled to day and they aid not hurt as much as I shouht they would My eyes are being tertea by a specialin but- I have not heard the renill Yet One of my chams met with a very severe accident about a week ago. He was crosing whe train likes & not looking 1OR1
where he was going and the four from which of the eor laned over him He had his head mmarked & some ribs broken I have not reen him yet. She cold wearher is playing up with our chap Hardly a week goes by without a couple dying some are given a military funeral and wine are not. No one seems to know the reason of it It has just began to rain and I am going to write to his so I will close hoping you are all well From yourlonng poo & Brother George
A0. Gey Wood Rent 6/3/16 Allat home I received your ever wehome letter a couple of days ago but I have not heard from Sis for some time now but I am eshe t £2 letter. Has nothing but snow I rain here now I nearly every nights frlazes. onor 6o for ds now withous id the mun where RIA
y are tavin lovely waim wweather I have a chap in but that know very will bost has not seen him for some time you sent me a Warrack paper for November but I have just received it io it has taken wine not me time to haps are A let of our attymannellin this connery and soon oi shayst bar, 100c
3 to then units I wroth to the M.U.J.O.O. head fices & received a reply that as un asI forwarded them edal certifican as ed they would rem some money to me a by draft is hav this camp in a few days. We have all so parad on Sunday 1 for afternoo IRIA
AU. totol of I had a letter Tenn. HiLasaid he had a litter from you and he say Srs. amily a will but they are at snowedn Scannot think ffan ther more thro sime t orale from your tovon ond Brother 1DRr 529 George IRIA
hr 6/4/16 All at home I have landid safely in lyypt after an eventful voyage of storms and sub- mannes and ws had wome namon cicapes for the boats that we had gart- hast were both sunt so our turh was in They talk of the storms in the Bay of toe tfone n tey ontene with what we had to put up with in the Ceditteria Sia It took up eleven-days to come from to oe antan oe ene e ae tied o pai sate I have not seen Les yet but hope to d so in a few days though we are a fair dirtance apart. I do not think I am to foin my obd aenit for it is fall to over flowin now but all the chap that same 10003
from Enland in this draft are to form a rent of their own I cannot say much as this is to be cen- sored but will write more when at a bit more retted To goodlye for the present I am jour son & Brother Feare

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