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<p>a4701790.html</p><p>4./ Have been keeping a look out for young "Codger" Fergusson whose Batt<sup>n</sup>. took our place in the outposts recently, but so far I have not run across him - @ least not since the night we came out, when I spoke to the lad in the communication trench. While coming out of the same place the afternoon B4 last from an all-day fatigue I passed Arthur Sawyer, & "Poodle" Harris (of Albury & late 61<sup>st</sup>.) both of the 3<sup>rd</sup>. They were going into the outposts & were fully loaded up with goods & chattels, so I only had time to greet them. Hope all is still well.</p><p>Don't think that there's anything else of local importance that I can speak of @ the moment, so will switch off on to Father's great budgets still B4 me & see what there is to comment on.</p><p>Your Dec<sup>r</sup>. 15<sup>th</sup> "young library" contains lots of grand news & is very interesting. Merci beaucoup!! Always pleased to learn that mail from this side is reaching you "OK", if in spasms, & that you find something to interest you. Good!! Very pleased that so many P/Cs survived the journey & that amongst the 63 odd were those written from the Base & R-----. I thank you for your advice of receipt of "Miss Bristol's" letter & for the lack of caustic comment - headiness on your part. I did not like to learn that the friend who has been so kind to me over in 'Angleterre' came in for much comment, etc., on a/c. of the letter. It was I who gave her permission to write, as she requested it of me. Anyhow I'm pleased that you do not intend to ignore the communication as such a thing might make one poor unfortunate English soul unhappy. I can well imagine what was thought when the letter came - that I'd "done-me-dash", "lost-me-head", or "gone mad", but you needn't fear that matrimony will be the <s>result</s> end of the meeting, & the resultant correspondence - not much. Life in the Army, in my idea, is too serious a thing for one to gamble with <s>it</s> & marriage, especially on a few minute's acquaintance, would be madness. No, I'll be quite content to let the years roll while this war is on & wait till the return - if it's Our Heavenly Father's wish.</p><p>I intend to go down Bristol way during part of my leave when it comes - any day now - & am assured of a pleasant stay, despite Food-rations, & the like. Believe that I'll get 10 days, as leave comes every 6-months now. It's to be sincerely hoped tho. that there'll soon be no need for any @ all, as the War ought to end & we ought to have the holiday "Down Under". God grant that no more anniversaries are to be passed ere the "Joy Bells" ring . . . Yes I quite agree with you that it is very very hard for a stranger to write to strange folk in a strange land, but I hope you'll be</p><p> </p><p>PTO to 5 [in bottom left hand margin]</p>