Aug 20th 1915

Pte C Gray A 4092
8 Platoon B Company 3rd Battalion 1st Brigade
1st Canadian Division
B. E. F.

Dear Mother & Father

Just a few lines to let you know we are both in the best of health hoping you are all the same, we received your letters the one dated 29th we got 3 days before the one dated the 21st so you can see why it is the mail gets delayed i can't make it out about that money as those letters say you had 2 cheques in the Month of May & 2 in June we were paid up to the time we left so you should receive by the 1st of Sept 3 months money. 90/95 for each one of us i fancy they are got mixed up thinking theres only one here instead they are not keeping any of Charlie Goddard's money as his sister wrote & told him she is getting it alright so i i can't make it out about keeping 15 dollars back for 3 months i shall wait & see how you get on about for another week or two if there is any trouble over it i shall see the paymaster here so don't worry well Mother things are pretty quiet here we shan't worry if it don't get any worse quiet exiting to watch them trying to fetch our aroplanes down but the way the men twist & turn them about to get out the way of the shell you would think they would fall out the last two nights some of our boy's have been speaking to the German's all they want most was British cigarettes, this morning they have been trying to sing Rule Britiannia i guess it is because they were overjoyed about that troop ship going down, no doubt it is a bad thing but we have been lucky to get here i am pleased to hear Herbert is working good Luck to him but i am doubtful if he keeps at it according to what i can hear about it all the single has either to join the army or walk about that is if they are fit, pleased to hear the girls are doing alright quiet a change for them not having to ride night & morning, i had a letter from Annie tues-day & a parcel yesterday she sent 2 photos of the baby one each he looks a fine boy that all we can say about him but we hope to see him later on so i must drop her a card to say we got it alright & write again on Monday a i have got to write to Amy this morning if i have time, i have not heard anything about poor Harvey Jackson don't get much news but i heard yesterday that the 35 Batt was a Dibgate camp so i guess Ern & the rest of the boy's are over there hope so in one way as we might have the pleasure of seeing them again in the trenches with us i hope you had a good time at Lamblon park if you went i guess Dad & Alf did i don't suppose the park [?] them much too close to the hotel well i don't think i can say more i will close with Love to all.

From Your Loving Son's Charlie & Wally
xxxx

Remember to all
Wally had a letter from Joe