State Library of NSW
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[September 14, 1918]
Letter from L.Bruce Wrote Home
Stratford on Avon On Washing up & Potatoe Peeling today. J.[Dowds?] went on leave this morning. I did not think the commandant would give me leave to go to Stratford on Avon, so I went without a pass. It is about 23 miles, I left Winchcombe about 11.45 AM & changed at Honeybourne & arrived at Stratford about 1 PM. I visited Ann Hathaway's Cottage about a mile out of Stratford & I went through Shakespeare's house & the Old Church where where Shakespeare & Ann Hathaway his wife is buried also 3 of his descendents. The Church is very nice, & the Old houses are very interesting [and?] some dating back 500 years. Shakespeare died in the year 1616 & his wife 1623. It is very pretty around this part of the Country & I would have liked to stay longer, it was too bad having to leave at 3.20 PM. It has been fine all day & the trip well worth risking 3 days C.B. Got home abut 6.45 PM.
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