Box 6 Item 01: Edith S. Thistlethwaite letters and papers, 1914-1923 - Page 37
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moment may be sent away.
If I can get a few things together for you all I shall send by a Captain Richardson. Who is going back to Rockhampton most likely by the next Australian boat. He has been wounded & nearly died but has got on very well, poor man has lost one finger & of course his R. hand & arm is useless at present but in time, hope to be alright.
It is moon-light now & most beautiful it is. Last Wednesday night, I was motored out to Mena to see the Pyramids & Sphinx. It was most glorious, & I really cannot describe it, may be able to when I return.
We have an awfully good man, Captain Smedley of Manchester who is in my care but nearly better, so takes me out a good deal. He is awfully sympathic, & has tried to look after me in our trouble. He was wounded in the leg but is going back to the front soon again, he is a plucky little chap. Dorothy's fiancé is still in camp here, so she spends all her spare time with him. I have