Item 01: Letters from Charlie Sherwin, 1914-1916 - Page 16

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Block E Ward 1 St Andrews Hospital Malta 28/6/1915
Dear Papa
You will have heard from a previous letter I expect that we have been fighting on the Gallipoli Peninsula & that the reason I am here is that a piece of a burning shrapnel shell tore the calf of my leg a bit – it is only a flesh wound & is getting on alright though owing to the ragged nature of such missiles may take a good while before I can get back to my Regiment. I am comfortable here but it is monotonous in bed. The People in Mata are very good & I am never short of tobacco & cigarettes etc. While on the Peninsula I witnessed the sinking of H.M.S. Triumph by a German submarine it was a rather impressive sight – she was assisting us by throwing shells over our head onto the Turks position when it happened. By the way will you get a "Tatts" ticket out of my money about once a fortnight & of course my insurance premiums as they come due. How is business progressing & the property etc. I heard the back paddock had been sold a long time ago. I have missed all my last letters owing to dodging about to different places but expect to get them later on. Well goodbye for the present.