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from the firing line. The one consoling thought is that he died as he had lived  €“ a hero. This is not as suggested hero worship on my part. If you could only have seen him when we landed you would understand how I feel. At that time he was supplying ammunition to our two machine guns. Several times I saw him running with a full box of ammunition from one machine to the other, under the enemy's machine gun and rifle fire with the bullets cutting the ground up round him and were  under his feet as he ran, still he never hesitated. If ever a man won a V.C. he did, but not being noticed by one of the heads he did not get it. But all his mates knew him for a brave man, which I think amounts to the same thing.

I am enclosing a couple more copies of the "Peninsula Press". These are the only newspapers we have had of late. Something must have gone wrong with the mail again. Your parcel has not come to light yet - hope it has not gone astray.

Love to all
Your affec. Son,
Ralph

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