Item 06: Letters sent by Robert Christian Wilson to his family, 1918-April 1919 - Page 78
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[Page 78]
That Mr Pearse seems to be a nice sort of a chap. Poor old Dick introduced me to his brother when I was at the signal school. His brother manages Liptons.
If I come accross the Jordan Rifles again I'll look up his son. I was working with them a couple of days before your letter came but they have gone in for a spell now.
Mother sent me a card of introduction to Miss Harnett of the Cairo Gifts fund which I will present next time I go in there.
The YMCAs, the Gift Store and the Anzac hostel do great work for the troops in Cairo especially as nearly all the decent pubs are only in bounds to officers - but I prefer staying at a hotel if there is one - the other places are too much like camp life.
This is a jolly good camp we are in now, over the Jordan a bit from Jericho - its quite hot down here and the river is not bad to swim in, although it is pretty muddy after having been in flood.