William Ambrose Cull letter diary, 1915-1918 - Page 340
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you to do – In the trenches rats are really domestic animals – They are fed on Army Rations together with more that than their share of private luxuries and consequently are stout and contented-looking and display none of the ill-bred and dis-concerting haste of the hereditary fugitive of the drains and dock yards –
You see, between soldiers and these other dwellers in burrows there must be a bond of true sympathy.
Re France – I expect that already I have seen more of France than has four fifths of its population – From Toulon & Marseilles in the South to Calais, St. Omer and the Belgian border in the North. I cannot but observe that 'tis beautiful, and agree with your many observations dear Dad, re my natal land and its relatively withered and dryed up condition – The beautiful landscapes remind me always of the landscape targets we had at home for Musketry Instructional purposes – We used to laugh and say how unreal the pictures were. The French people are simply grand – I am dis-allusioned with regard to them as a people – If England is as I believe so much nicer than is France then apart from everything else, 'tis no