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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: Lemnos [Greece] Notes: Pencil on paper Address to: Lorna [Digitisation courtesy of Christchurch City Libraries. Transcription by Annabel Armstrong-Clarke. 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: Lemnos 13th Oct. 1915 Dear Lorna I received your welcome letter and photos today, they didn't turn out bad at all, nearly all the chaps have seen them and are well pleased with them; I have orders for several different ones; especially the one with the group at the door, so be sure and send me some as soon as you can and I will give them out to the chaps; I don't know if you have sent Link any or not at any rate I will send these on to him, as soon as all the chaps have seen them. It is a bit of a beggar in one way Link and I are separated, but there is one thing I am glad about, I will go to the front before him; that has always my wish, I don't know why. By jove it is decent to get a mail, I have had five letters today, all the chaps are busy reading or writing; a day or two ago you would see very few writing. Tom McGuire came back from the hospital yesterday, it is decent to have him among us again, he is looking much better than when he left us last. It is beginning to turn cold in this part of the world now Page 2: the nights especially are deadly cold. I think I like this place better than Egypt, the sand and heat in Egypt was no good to me. Beatty & Harry Chalkland are camped on this island to; I have seen them several times; Harry has lost his stripes now, a lot of the sergeants have to, old hands have the running of the ropes here. I suppose you find things pretty quiet in Akaroa after the wild time you had up north; but it will do you good to settle down till we come home again, it may be for awhile yet, but I think we will both go through alright. Last night we were each given a parcel from the Lady Liverpool Fund, in mine was two pairs of socks and a piece of soap; I have plenty of clothing as yet, so don't let that worry you. Well I must ring off now, Justin wants me to go and see some of his letters; I wonder which ones he will show me; he had seven today so he did alright. Give my best wishes to all, and be sure and stick at home till we come back. Your loving Brother Vern. |
People |
Armstrong, Robert Vernon "Vern" Armstrong, Lorna May Armstrong, Lincoln F. K. (Link) Lelievre, Justin George McGuire, T. Beatty, Edward James Chalklen, Herbert |
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 |
2025.20.39 |
Credit line |
Gift of Jan Shuttleworth and the Armstrong family |