March 22nd, 1916
21 Cranbury Place
Southampton England
Dear Mother
Here's another.
I guess you will wonder if I am sick or what is the trouble having two
letters so close to one another. How is
everything now, is it as cold as ever. It has been raining here for weeks and
the damp air seems to go through a person who is not used to this climate.
Had a
letter from Aunt Rach the other day and she was saying Annie was going to have
another little commercial traveler around the house, her troubles are about
to start.
Gee there has been a bunch of troops
go through here the last few days thousands every day leave for the front.
I was told the other day by a steward off one of the big freighters that his last trip he took over a bunch of big heavy artillery guns that would carry a shell for 28 miles.
When they get a bunch of
those out there they sure should be able to do some damage.
I was told the other day by a steward off one of the big freighters that his last trip he took over a bunch of big heavy artillery guns that would carry a shell for 28 miles.
8 inches (204 mm) heavy guns in battery on the Somme in 1916
Everybody
that is fit for service here has a uniform on and it is great fun watching some
of them new recruits drilling, you see us fellows feel like old soldiers now.
We some times go down here to the roller rink and me not having anything but ice skates on thought I could manage all right but you should of saw me, all these English girls and fellows were all around me to see the Canadian skate. The darn things kept slipping away on me. After nearly breaking my neck and other places on my carcass to numerous to mention I gave it up for a bad job.
Charlie Chaplin on roller skates in his 1916 Film 'The Rink'
Well
Mother are you going to get any more grain in this summer than last. I hope it is a better year. The people of
this country are sure going through hardship, the living is just about double
what it is in peace time.
Dinner is just about ready
so I will drop a line about the middle of the week. Remember me to Dad and V-V. With love from Chas
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Large Artiller: Photo from Pinterest referenced to www.warhistoryonline.com "8 inches (204 mm) heavy guns in battery on the Somme in 1916"
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