Item 04: Letters sent by Robert Christian Wilson to his family, 1916 - Page 109
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passage cut out of sand stone and showed us the the family tombs of the Romans; we could not understand how they worked it as the tombs were only pidgeon holes cut in the side of the passage however after a lot of trouble the guide explained to us that they were cremated and only the jars of their ashes were put here.
I am very lucky having such nice chaps as Rostron & Nelson to go about with and also Tim Alworth is here so I am well off for mates.
You ought to have got my letters from Port Suez by this; I hope to get a great mail when I get back to camp again.
That letter you wrote to me to Egypt (no. 1) had half a page on the back of it with nothing on it; please don't let that occur again!!
We are issued with a green envelope here every week and they are not censored by officers who know us, however there is nothing in your letters that I mind them seeing and so unless I write and extra long letter to you or have any private business to tell I'll keep the green envelopes for writting to the girls! Hey?
Will you send me a list of people who got my photos please, I am rather interrested about it. Did Kitty get hers? I guess poor Olives is right out of it – hope nobody cuts me out while I am away. Love to Father. Wonder whether he is in Sydney now? Good bye Mother dear
Your loving son
Rob.