Box 6 Item 02: Letters from Edith S. Thistlethwaite to her mother and sisters, 1 January 1917-9 April 1918 - Page 51
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C/o Matron-in-Chief
A.A.N.S.
Horseferry Rd.
London
May 10th 1917
My dearest Mother & Sisters,
I was delighted to get Alice's note & Ethels' (103) yesterday. The mail closes tomorrow, so I must write this time if I'm up till mid-night.
My, we have had a furious time. It is the busiest time any C.C.C. has had. Anyhow we all stuck to it & did our best but nearly broken-hearted – Oh, I must not tell you the horrors of this dreadful war. It seems as if this was would never end. What a dreadful cost this little victory means – you could not imagine – we all hope & pray that the Huns will soon give in. The noise of the guns is awful & yet we are some distance away & they are not firing in one direction. Our big guns must be wonderful. I shall be able to tell you all about it when