Part 01: Rupert Nixon letters, 28 November 1914-2 October 1917 - Page 102
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shook hands with each one of us & I told him that you knew him when you were a little nipper & he sat on the bed (and its nearly bent to the floor) & had quite a long chat & he said he hopes to be back again in Australia soon & he is going to write to you too. I have seen the full & latest list of our losses & I saw that there are only 80 men left out of the 13th Batt & we landed with about 1200, of course the total strength is still there but they are reinforcements so you can pretty well imagine the slaughter the first two & or three days but the losses now are not so great as we are well inland & holding our own, & they tell me there's plenty of tucker & they get bread three times a week & plenty of bacon & jam.
Two of the chaps who came with another batch on Friday lasted 16 days & then got a bullet on his lung & they are frightened to take it out & some days he is as happy & bright as a lark & other times we think he is going to pass his marble in.
I shall be very glad when I get out on