Chippenham
Wilts.
Saturday.
My Darling,
Thanks for the letter. The Post-Corporal whose job it is to deliver the mail said nothing to me about it, but I later discovered it tucked in the blankets in my kit. As usual, it was just what I needed to cheer me up.
Pete came back as you probably know on Friday. McCracken and I were pretty merry when we met him in town, but what were we like when we rolled back to billets at 10-30? Our condition was certainly nobody’s business!
However, I've spent the day sobering up, and am now writing this in the ‘George’, a very old pub which we frequent; when we have the price of a pint or two.
Well, Darling, I hope you're keeping well and looking after yourself in my absence. You really must look after yourself and take care, as you're all I've got that matters now.
I don't know when I shall get another 48 hrs. I'm pretty busy now as I’m doing duty & P.T. as well & it's pretty tiring not to mention the small amount of time I get off.
I can't write any more now, but will again tomorrow. I'm afraid I've been called for Batt. Ord. Sergeant* for tonight as we had four deserters yesterday.
all my love
your devoted
Dicker
S.W.A.L.K.
* Orderly Sergeant is the first Sergeant of a company.
© Chotie Darling, 2010
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