No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital
My Dear People,
Just a few lines to let you know I am getting on alright.
I received your cable of 21st, the day before yesterday and I expect you would get some of my letters from hospital shortly after you sent it. There is no need to send me anything as I have everything I want.
I went to the entertainment yesterday at Crayford given by some of the Vickers workers. I was a first class affair. They gave us what they called "Tea" but was more like dinner and some very good singing. I enjoy these affairs immensely.
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It has been raining a little here today and is fairly cold.
We have Mass here 3 or 4 times a week, but the priest was away at Hurdcott for a few weeks and only came back here a day or so before Christmas.
Hurdcott is the convelescent home and they do massage work there now. I think the 8th training Battalion is shifted to Codford now. I will not go through the 8th Battalion, but will most probably go to the Command Depot at Sutton Veney and from there to France.
My wound is not healed up yet but is getting along very nicely. I go for a good long walk every afternoon trying to get back into a bit of form again. I am a bit afraid my leg will not stand the route marches like it used to. One of the big nerves was cut by the piece of shell and I have a strip of "dead" flesh in my leg which will affect me for a long time and I don't suppose I will ever be quite the same again.
Hoping you are all well.
I remain
Your loving Son and Brother,
Tom.
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Dartford; December 18, 1917
No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital
(Addressed to Miss C. K. Quinn)
My Dear Sister,
As I have received several letters from you lately I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know how I am getting along.
I suppose you hear a fair bit of my doings from home. Well my leg is getting along pretty well and I am able to get about alright now, but I still have a bit of a limp. We had a heavy fall of snow the night before last, the first I have seen this winter. It has froze hard since and the roads are as slippery as glass.
Our wards are heated by steam pipes so we do not notice it but it is very cold outside.
I have had a very good time since I was hit and as I never had very much pain. I have enjoyed my spell pretty well. I have not heard from France since I left. I received the P.C. of you and Nell alright a very nice photo it is too. I am enclosing one of myself in hospital "blues" which I had taken in Milton. I will be going on furlough directly and hope to have a real good time. They are doing a bit of decorating here for Christmas. I expect I will still be here for that day. I am sorry that I never received the little parcel of gloves etc. that you sent me but they may have been sunk. There are a lot of Australians here and a good many of them who have been badly hit are going home.
Well I must close now, hoping that you are quite well.
I remain
Your Affectionate Brother
Tom
(Addressed to Miss C. K. Quinn)
My Dear Sister,
As I have received several letters from you lately I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know how I am getting along.
I suppose you hear a fair bit of my doings from home. Well my leg is getting along pretty well and I am able to get about alright now, but I still have a bit of a limp. We had a heavy fall of snow the night before last, the first I have seen this winter. It has froze hard since and the roads are as slippery as glass.
Our wards are heated by steam pipes so we do not notice it but it is very cold outside.
I have had a very good time since I was hit and as I never had very much pain. I have enjoyed my spell pretty well. I have not heard from France since I left. I received the P.C. of you and Nell alright a very nice photo it is too. I am enclosing one of myself in hospital "blues" which I had taken in Milton. I will be going on furlough directly and hope to have a real good time. They are doing a bit of decorating here for Christmas. I expect I will still be here for that day. I am sorry that I never received the little parcel of gloves etc. that you sent me but they may have been sunk. There are a lot of Australians here and a good many of them who have been badly hit are going home.
Well I must close now, hoping that you are quite well.
I remain
Your Affectionate Brother
Tom
Dartford; December 13, 1917
No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital
My Dear People,
Just a few lines to let you know how I am getting along.
My leg is progressing very well but it will be some time before I am fit for furlough. I will most probably be in a hospital for Christmas which will do me very well. I do not like this place as well as Milton, but, still it is very comfortable and we get plenty of good food. I hit the scales at 12st 4 lb so you can guess I am not doing too bad.
This is a big place and there are hundreds of Australians here. They come from hospitals all over England. Those who are fit are sent out on furlough and anyone who required massage treatment is sent to Hurdcott. This is a very cold place, quite close to the Thames but the wards are heated with steam pipes and are quite warm enough. There are a lot of factories about here but the town of Dartford does not seem much of a place.
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We have had some frosty weather lately but I have not seen any snow yet. We had a polling day for the Conscription Referendum yesterday but, as I did not feel interested I did not vote.
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Well I will close now as there is a concert on and yours truly loves a bit of music or a good song.
Hoping you are all well.
I remain
Your Loving Son and Brother
Tom
My Dear People,
Just a few lines to let you know how I am getting along.
My leg is progressing very well but it will be some time before I am fit for furlough. I will most probably be in a hospital for Christmas which will do me very well. I do not like this place as well as Milton, but, still it is very comfortable and we get plenty of good food. I hit the scales at 12st 4 lb so you can guess I am not doing too bad.
This is a big place and there are hundreds of Australians here. They come from hospitals all over England. Those who are fit are sent out on furlough and anyone who required massage treatment is sent to Hurdcott. This is a very cold place, quite close to the Thames but the wards are heated with steam pipes and are quite warm enough. There are a lot of factories about here but the town of Dartford does not seem much of a place.
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We have had some frosty weather lately but I have not seen any snow yet. We had a polling day for the Conscription Referendum yesterday but, as I did not feel interested I did not vote.
Anti-conscription leaflet 1917
Well I will close now as there is a concert on and yours truly loves a bit of music or a good song.
Hoping you are all well.
I remain
Your Loving Son and Brother
Tom
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