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whine of an aeroplane engine would be sweet music to your ears now & the extreme quiet of the air & surroundings would be felt by you. But still Colonel it is much the same here now no "A" or "Ax" no planes & things very quiet & above all lights – yes would you believe it Electric lights are shining out brightly nightly in the village where we are located. Glad to hear Geo Lee is still Commandant & hope he continues in the job for years to come. Thanks very much for words of praise uttered to friends at V.B. regarding my work here but if I have satisfied you & I hope I did that really is worth a lot to me for after all you were the one I worked for as you were my C.O. & one I will always be proud to work under any time. Yes Rooney came to H.Q. at last & still smiles as large as ever but I am afraid we are going to loose him on the 23rd as he is due for return to Aussie in next draft. Regarding the Rhine I am sure you would be just a little disappointed like most of us were & are if you were here as we have not got as far as the Rhine nor is there any chance of us doing so we are in Belgium & are being demobilized from here and as a unit are practically finished. I hope you enjoyed your furlough of 60 days but expect you found it rather tame over there being away from the old show. So Sutton, Hall & others have arrived back in Sydney how do they like the change? See by the papers that Influenza is bad in Sydney hope you escaped free of it: wish one had some of the heat you write of it has been fairly cold lately