Weymouth, April 9th, 1919

My Dear People,

Just a few lines to let you know I an leaving Weymouth to-night to go on board the "Medic" & will be sailing for Australia to-morrow or next day. I do not know what port we are leaving from or what route we are going, at any rate I expect I will be home early in June. I am lucky getting away so soon, if I had not gone into hospital & stayed with the Batt I would have been this side another 3 months at least.

HMAT Medic

I expect the Military will notify you of my embarkation. I got two letters from Henry Tralaggan over a month old. He put the wrong number on them, he wanted five Pounds which I could easily have given him, but, I expect he has gone home before this.

Well I will close now hoping you are all well & expecting to see you all soon.

I remain Your Loving Son & Brother

10/4/19 On the train for Devenport (Plymouth) & will be on board to-night, most likely we will go via Panama.

Dartford Hospital; March 21st, 1919

No 3 Aust Aux Hospital
Dartford

My Dear People,

Just a few lines to let you know I am quite well. We have been under isolation in our ward for a few days, one of the chaps got chicken pox & was sent away & we were isolated, but the isolation will be removed in a few days & when it is, I expect to be sent out, probably to Weymouth.

I got a letter from Davenport in the Batt this morning & he tells me there are not many of them left in France now, the old 32nd forms D Coy of 30th Batt. I changed the last of my French money the other day, as I do not expect to go back to France again. I have got plenty of money, my pay-book has a credit balance of over £40- & I have some £12- on me that I did not spend when on leave.

I do not know how they send the lads home from Weymouth and whether I will have to wait my turn by enlistment or whether I will be sent home as an invalid (some invalid). If I have to wait my turn it will be a good while before I get on a boat but, if I go as an invalid it would not be so very long.

Well I will close now hoping you are all quite well.

I remain

Your Loving Son & Brother

Tom.