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The war, 6.1.18  (1)

My dear Mater

My first letter to you this year so here's cheerioh and may this year bring with it a cheerier outlook for us all.  May you enjoy all possible health & happiness throughout it and long before it is ended may we all be home again.

I am awfully sorry that I have not been able to write for the past couple of weeks.  The reason is that when I returned from leave I found that my O.C. had been sent to England for a couple of months to an artillery school and I was in command of the Battery.  Consequently there was plenty to keep me fully occupied - especially after a fortnight's absence from the outfit.  However Mater I am taking the first opportunity to redeem my lost prestige.  Will you forgive me?

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