Cocks letter diary, 1916-1919 / Verner Cocks - Page 396
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[Page 396]
No 69
France
16/7/18
Dear Mother,
Rescued a big Aussie mail about a week ago including about three from you & one from Dad for which many thanks. Also rec'd Jack's card & passed one on to Jack H for our birthdays. Next I rec'd a parcel of 28/3/18 containing a pair of socks from Elsa & cake - many thanks encore.
I was supposed to hear of Leila Godfrey at the front. I wonder where she is. It would be great to bump into her.
Yes I got that cable about the cloth long ago.
Also rec'd today a bundle of papers. In one of the Sydney mails there are some pictures of Bailleul - our old home now in German hands. They are very interesting. Rec'd another parcel of 11/4/18 with handkerchiefs for Jack. I gave them to him & he sends his thanks. It is unfortunate that Albert North never gets the parcels you send him. In a small unit like ours they can afford to be more particular