Cocks letter diary, 1916-1919 / Verner Cocks - Page 377
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[Page 377]
France
23/5/18
Dear Mother,
Since last writing we have been having a great time. During that time I received a parcel of 7/2/18. Goodo - there have been none missing up till then & only two to come. When I wrote last I think we had just shifted to a bosker spot & were camped in a little wood having a good old time. The weather has been glorious & being away from HQ - the bearers - we have been allowed to get about in various stages of nudity taking full benefit of the sunshine. But not only that - we have put in all our time on the canals boating & swimming. For miles off the river run these artificial irrigation canals through the most beautiful vegetable & flower gardens. Needless to stay we had plenty of cabbages eschallottes radishes rhubarb & all that kind of thing & used to cart home bunches of tulips lilac & many other gorgeous floweres of which I do not know the name. In a fortnights time the famous