Item 06: Letters sent by Robert Christian Wilson to his family, 1918-April 1919 - Page 72
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[Page 72]
22nd April 1918
My dear Mother
No more letter mail since I last wrote to you on 16th, I think it was, but the parcel came along with the socks Aunt Katie made and the cocoa and milk you put in. All very nice thankyou. I also received that little book "The oppressed English" which you sent me and which is not bad for a Tommy officer - though I suppose he is really a Scotchman.
We are still in the same old position just over the river and not doing very much - just the ordinary front line patrols and out posts etc.
The river is still our greatest joy, it is jolly deep and the other day a big plank came floating down so they grabbed it and made a spring board out of it and I'm learning to be quite an elegant diver - but it is not very high above the water though. There was a fresh in the river some time ago and we saw two Turkish horses come floating by with saddles and full gear up. The jackoos must