Item 01: Oliver Hogue letters, November 1914-29 December 1915 - Page 157
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beauty side by side in my dugout. They are amongst my classics. They serve by their sparkling wit & brilliant descriptive passages to wile away the weary hours of trench warfare. Whether at Albany, Aden, Suez, Alexandria, P Said, Cairo or Gallipoli, Leoda's letters have been my one joy & solace. How on earth she finds time to write them all I cannot imagine. Tell her of my grateful appreciation & say just to keep on keepin' on.
Les Holmes is here in the trenches. I see him every day. He is looking wonderfully well. Getting fat. Much better than when he was in Egypt. Give my love to Liz & Stan & the polo team. I hope you have shown Liz the home letters. I drop her an occasional line but we cant get envelopes for love or money. How is Mrs Williams? Tell her I often think of her. Her bright smile haunts me still. I've not seen Alf McMullen yet. He is I believe down at [name deleted]. I called twice to see him at Mena - might see him soon.
Am still fit as I can be & am revelling in the life of a troglodite. Shrapnel has eased off a lot during the last month. I dont have to dodge nearly so much.
Lots of love
Ol