Item 01: James Wilkie letters, ca. 1914-1918 - Page 11
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fixed up by the Germans, you'd just wonder how on earth our fellows ever got through. Its simply marvellous. Oh Mac one's heart & admiration go out to the infantry, British & Australian too. The things they do & what they go through every one of them, really nothing anyone could do would be too good for them. And when wounded they are so cheerful & casual. The artillery & others are well off compared to the foot slogger, he's the man of the whole show.
We are living in German Dug outs, rather cramped & dark but not too bad & pretty safe. I feel like a troglodyte, I work & sleep down here & only appear in the daylight (blinking like an owl) for my meals. My word "I'll have lots to say when I get back", to paraphrase a song. The flies are bad & the mice & the lice. Ugh but we've all got 'em. We are rather piggy but are hoping for a move soon & a chance then to clean up &