Item 01: Ralph Ingram Moore letters, 10 February 1907-15 March 1918 - Page 436
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No 1 Command Depot
Perham Down
Andover. Hants.
6. 8.16.
My dear Elsie,
This week I am addressing my home letter you to you. Just of late I have had to cut my private correspondence down to a minimum. Last Tuesday Capt Croly - the Adjutant - was sent off to London to undergo another operation. This morning I had a note from him saying that he has not had the operation yet, but is feeling much easier than when he left here.
His being away means that I have all his work to do as well as my own. It is much worse now than it was a few weeks ago, because we have just taken over No.2 Camp. I am enclosing yesterday's parade state, just to give you an idea of the number of men we have to deal with.
During the week I posted you the stockings you asked me to get. I had them sent here from London & then sent them to you.
If I had received your letter a little sooner, I could have sent them by Eric, but