Item 13: Archie Barwick diary, 25 April-19 June 1918 - Page 92
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Shes is an American belongs to New York her father having come over at the outbreak of war & went into the Kings Royal Rifles, he was a Major & was killed last year, so the girl is leaving with her relations, & all she does is work for our boys, she writes verses & sells them for funds to buy our lads presents not a bad sort is she she gave me her book & I am going to copy some of them into my diary for I like them, I had tea with them before going home, it seemed just as if I was in Tassy once more & so homely I poured the tea out like I used to long ago, after tea we went for a stroll through the park & then Grace came as far as the Hospital with me, before leaving they made me promise to come out & see them whenever I could, you can bet I