William Ambrose Cull letter diary, 1915-1918 - Page 362
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written under dates August 15th to 20th. You were mistaken as to my where-abouts two month ago – I shall never forget where I was two month ago, nor shall I forget which Division (up to that time) is credited with having the greatest number of casualties in any Div. since Mons – Comprenez vous.
The 1st. 2nd 4th and 5th are here –
3rd are yet in England –
2nd got it 126 degrees in Shade
1st [ditto] 96 [ditto]
4th [ditto] about 70 [ditto]
5th [ditto] 63 [ditto]
Company
8th Bde are with 5th not 2nd
Your reference to signature – Your guess was correct – I did not wish other people to blindly take upon themselves the responsibility of signing, without seeing -
Mjr Brind – Capt. Kennedy, Capt. Ward – Lts Macdonald (my depot tent mate – you will remember him) Flett, Mills, Raws, Raws (brothers) as well as reinforcements you would not know – are names I expect you have noticed in the lists as killed – In the list of wounded – same date you would probably have noticed – Capt. Conran Lt. Blight, Hinchliffe, Pearce, and other names – you have seen before, in the list of wounded. All from the old unit. (same stunt) – (other names you would not know.)
[Note in margin, partially obscured:] 10/10/16 11/10/16 [b]illets
Yes: Awfully well worked – the Question in the House of Commons – I am having