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3rd Div. Cyclist Co
Chisseldon
28.7.16
My dear mother, father & Dorothy,
The day before yesterday I received you cables learnt for the first time of Arthur's death. They brought home to me fully how much more terrible is this war for you than for me; but I could not hope to have received a finer message than you sent, & it bucked me up wonderfully.
There is a proud old army tradition, that whatever befall men of the field of battle, the flag must not be lowered from the topmost point. It is very hard to keep a tight upper lip when everything goes wrong, but this is a job that we must go through with, cost what it may.
I am going up to London to-morrow & will make enquiries at A.I.F. Headquarters to see if I can find out how he died, & if I do, will write immediately.