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[Letterhead of Church of England Australian Fund for Soldiers Overseas]
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Church of England Australian Fund for Soldiers Overseas.
With the Australian Imperial Forces.
Canon Garland V.D.
c/o Anglo-Egyptian Bank,
Cairo.
Representative Abroad
14th Australian Hospital
Port Said
May 29. 1918
My Dear Aunt,
I wonder will you have heard that I was wounded in the thigh about three weeks ago, and after much travelling and stay-overs in several hospitals on the way down, eventually arrived here at Port Said.
I had thought I was only lightly injured but owing to the bullet having damaged an artery a haemorrhage came on one night and I had to be hurriedly operated on; I was then hoping to get better when a few days after, it was discovered that the track of the bullet was dirty, thanks to the dirty Turk's ammunition. However after the second operation which I had this week perhaps things will go well now. Lets hope so at any rate.
All your letters have come along regularly and I thank you for them. I hope you are keeping well. Summer is here now and we are having very hot weather, but every evening up to the present is cool. I expect that I shall be on my way home as soon as I am able to be moved, so you may look for me soon.
The English Church Padre is writing this for me as I am not able at present to write letters.
Every good wish
Your loving Nephew
Will.