Item 01: Alan Keats Gordon letters to Nellie Clark, 18 August 1914-30 August 1916 - Page 239
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Annie, nor do I know, Miss Harper. The note just said, "The promised cake enclosed with best wishes, from Cousin Annie. I recollect you mentioning something about cake, some little while back, but cannot recall the circumstances. Before we left Staples, our last billet, I went to the village & bought a few cards, & sent them to you all. We had an awful long march yesterday, with full pack up, the longest march I have ever done. It jolly nearly killed me, although I managed to hang out till the end. The boys were dropping out all along the road. The march brought us a great deal nearer the firing line. We were watching some aeroplanes going up yesterday, & could see shrapnell bursting all around them. It seems to go very close but never reaches its mark. The roar of the guns is very plain now, you can feel the vibration now, & then. I have not seen Jack or any of the others yet, but they are all here. Our blankets did not turn up in time last night, so I hired a quilt, from the old lady on our billet. I slept warm.