Item 01: Irene Victoria Read letters from her husband, 27 November 1914-1 November 1915 - Page 117
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[Page 117]
No. 2 General Hospital
Mena
Cairo.
2.3.15.
My dearest old Mrs,
It was good to get your very welcome cable from Tenerife – the first intimation I have had that you were on the way to London – that you had left Sydney & that you were all well. It was handed to me while I was hard at it on the afternoon of the 23rd & needless to say I could not have had a more acceptable birthday present. On the strength of it I shouted beer all round to the men at dinner. I have since received the cable announcing your safe arrival at the heart of the Empire – I was greatly relieved to get this – at times I have been terribly down in the dumps; you don't know how often I have pictured Margaret & Tingsey dead. When I tell you this you can imagine what a relief it was to me to get some news. The last letter I got from you was from "The Wurley" dated 15th December – I got this on our arrival at Alexandria. I have had no letters at all from any of the Coolabah folk. On receipt of your cable from London I wired C/o Commercial Bank Sydney 18 Birchin Lane London "Cables received all well love imagination"