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is now considered a great offence.

You will be glad to get the cable I sent you re my promotion – It came through permanently on the 12th August. At present I am O.C no. 2 Coy – the reason you will guess.

Nos 1 and 2 Coys in this Bn now instead of "A" "B" "C" & "[D"] Coy. You remember the number of battle casualties I told you of – (my old Bn) for the 16 weeks they were on the Peninsula – Well this Bn. had twice as many in one scrap – equal to ten times your number of Years, Dad. My old Bn not quite so many. We have the satisfaction of knowing

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