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Object Name |
Letter |
Title |
Robert Vernon (Vern) Armstrong - Correspondence |
Creator |
Armstrong, Robert Vernon (1892-1915) |
Description |
Robert Vernon (Vern) Armstrong (1892-1915) - Correspondence Canterbury Mounted Rifles 7/1328 (1st Battalion) Letter from: Not stated Notes: Pencil on paper Address to: Mother, Father & all [Please Note: Some letters contain language and terminology that reflect the attitudes and beliefs of its time. Some expressions may be considered offensive, racist, or inappropriate by today's standards. They have been preserved in their original form to maintain the historical integrity of the record. We acknowledge the impact such language can have and encourage readers to approach this material with critical awareness of the social and cultural context in which it was created.Letters transcribed as written and include punctuation and spelling errors.] Transcript: Oct. 24th 1915 Dear Mother, Father & all, Mr Rhodes was out to see us today, I heard at dinner time he was inquiring about the two Armstrongs. This afternoon all the Banks Peninsula chaps were called out as he wanted to see us, it was decent of him, he wanted to know how we were getting on and if there was any thing we wanted; I told him the only thing I was short of was envelopes, so he is going to try and get us some, he is also sending me the last Akaroa mail he received before he left New Zealand, he said there was something about Dad's farewell in German Bay or some thing in it, I told him Link was still in Egypt so I suppose he will look him up. I haven't heard from Link yet, but I suppose he is doing alright. Captain Wray was asking how you were getting on the other day, by Jove it was a beggar loosing him, he is a dandy Captain. We have had a pretty solid week of it this week, we have been at it night and day; it didn't mind it much for I am feeling Page 2 decent again now. I saw my first snake the other day, some of the chaps killed ome while we were out drilling, it was only a small one about three feet long they said it was a Diamond snake, there are a good many about this Island so they say. It is getting pretty cold here now at times, we had a good shower of rain this morning, I suppose we will get plenty of that from now on. Nearly every Sunday afternoon we have a meeting of Akaroa chaps in this tent, it is decent to be able to get together and talk. Young Bunny promised to come across this afternoon but he didn't roll up, I have only seen him once since we have been here. I wrote to you last Sunday, but there was some talk of the letters being destroyed, it will be a beggar if they are, it doesn't encourage a chap to write when he hears news like that. Well, I must ring off now, it is getting too dark to write. I hope you are all well. Your Loving Son, Vern |
People |
Armstrong, Robert Vernon "Vern" Armstrong, George (jun.) Armstrong, Mary nee Gray (Mrs George jnr) Rhodes, Robert Heaton jnr. Armstrong, Lincoln F. K. (Linc) Bunny, Herbert William |
Subjects |
Letters World War I Soldiers |
Provenance |
Armstrong family archives. Gift of Jan Shuttleworth and the Armstrong family |
Web Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ |
Collection |
Armstrong Family Archive |
Catalog Number |
2025.20.41 |