Item 01: James Wilkie letters, ca. 1914-1918 - Page 39
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happened & anyhow its such a waste of very precious time, setting up a banner like that. You won't mind my saying this. I'll shut up now.
We had quite a thrilling time at Albert but I'll have to leave particulars till I see you.
Fancy I saw dear old Duncan up there. I went to see a pal in the 9th & the first one I saw was Duncan looking just the same only rather smart. So I up & saluted & he didn't know me. I felt quite crushed but we had a good yarn & he was quite pleased to see me. His overseer, Major Gee, is an old pal of mine & calls me Ern. Oh 'elp. Alan Brown one of the Sergeants is a pal of mine, his people live next mine in Tassy so of course now I'm dying to get into the 9th but there's not much show. Much more likely I am to go to 14th again. We are all full of it. It wasn't too bad as 5th B.A.C. but now it is T.U.Q. I have had a couple of very decent pals besides the