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me. I remain – No I don't not just yet I have a favour to ask of you first. I want you to find out the Hebrew names for Ella (a girls name) & Alfred (a boys name). I'll tell how I come to want to know them the night before we embarked I dodged out of camp (it was impossible to get leave so as we could get out of camp fairly easy – we got -) & took a stroll round the town. Whilst waiting for the car to take me back a young man whom I had seen in Shool came along with the intention of catching a car. We recognised one another & commenced talking after a few minutes conversation the car he wanted came along & he invited me to come home with him & be introduced to his wife & have a chat before I returned to camp.
It appeared he had just left his camp (he is a member of the Legion of Frontiersmen) & was on his way home when he met me. Well I accepted his invitation went home with him was introduced to his wife a real pleasant young woman & just before we sat down to supper I made the acquaintance of their two little kiddies. Bonny little kiddies they are too. Well as we sat talking the subject gradually came round from the War to
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