William Ambrose Cull letter diary, 1915-1918 - Page 26
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[On letterhead: THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION with H. M. MEDITERRANEAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN EGYPT]
Dad I want you to keep, for reference, a record of my Service – I may want it when I go back and I don't wish to forget all the dates. For instance .. Training Recruits – Broadmeadows – commenced 23rd Novr 14. – Officers Training School – B'meadows – approx. 28th Jany. to 26th Feb. – Training recruits – 27th Feb. to 7th May – 15 – Three weeks course of Ins. at Zeitoun, Egypt 26th June to 17th July Commandant of School – Major Coulston – Grenadier Guards – I shall leave it to you, for you know my service as well as I do myself.
I would just about have arrived in England now, had I had recourse to follow my intentions and book by the PO boat "Commonwealth", which was to leave about 6th June –
I now have, at least, the satisfaction of knowing that I would not have been turned down there: an offer of a Commission in the Regular Army, too
I feel sure that before this note reaches you you will have got a cablegram from me stating that I have won my Commission in the Australian Imperial Force –
I have been advised by the Adj of my Regt not to go to England that I should have my Commission with the A I. F. in a few days – Dad, have you any idea what part of England Major Fleming is stationed
If you get any letters from me, stamped, or with stamp paper on them steam them off carefully, give the stamps to Jack or anyone else –
Don't forget -
I forgot to number my last few letters, but I fancy this is no. 10 We shall call it 10