Item 01: Alan Keats Gordon letters to Nellie Clark, 18 August 1914-30 August 1916 - Page 163
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Y.M.C.A. letterhead dated 1916.
Sir,
AS one of your old boys of the old N.S. Wales Scottish Rifles, I am taking the great liberty of addressing you in the following manner. I had the honor of serving under you for some time in those days & so wish its my keen desire to do so once again. As you no doubt know most of the old boys joined at the beginning, & mostly all seem to have been under your command. Some have died & others were wounded, the remainder are still with you. At the beginning I enlisted with a number of them, but had the misfortune to be passed out after a few weeks training owing to a so called defective toe. Later on I got through & am now one of the unfortunate eleventh re-inforcements & so am again parted from all my old regimental comrades. I have made enquiries, & find that the C.O. of A Coy. 4th Batt is quite willing to