William Ambrose Cull letter diary, 1915-1918 - Page 97
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[Page 97]
is to be credited to my a/c at Base Paying Office, Cairo, or probably to Allotment – so that you may draw that. I'm telling you so that you will not be at a loss to know what the £15 is, should it be sent to you I have a good stock of most things but winter is almost upon us, so that a pair of socks every two month would come in handy –
Don't send more because I have five pair of good socks now, and socks are issued from time to time, and farther I hope to be able as I said before to arrange with this firm in Cairo for anything I may want –
One of our Officers was lucky enough to leave a few pounds (sterling) with a chap in Alexandria – & so was able to sent over for a few things for us. Jelly crystals, chocolate and such things, if you please –
Thats another thing you could send a couple of shillings worth of chocolates – plain chocolate. Don't forget only send a very little for I fully expect to have a supply from Egypt before you could get here –