Item 01: James Wilkie letters, ca. 1914-1918 - Page 29
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[Page 29]
all round.
Things are really much better. I haven't much to tell you.
I saw dear old Brian Mac one day, he has his 2nd star & looks well. We had a great little yarn. I haven't seen Bert for ages.
My pal Tansey also has a star up, it seems to be my fate to see all or most of my best pals pass me in the race but I'm not a bit military or smart or good at bossing.
In a job like my present one I'm pretty fair but having those 8 fellows here & bossing them bored me to tears & so does being senior N.C.O. down here.
I have had quite a number of letters of yours to acknowledge; they went to Infantry & then circled round & came here in a heap, 5 of them. Also the parcel of socks for which many thanks, I am wearing them now. Thanks aussi for the Cocoa & for the plug of Havelock, did old Mac put that in. It is very welcome, very hard to