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Date: August 23rd 1916
To
Mary
From
Roy
Letter

Camp Bramshott Aug 23/16
Dear Mary
We got 2 lbs. to day & we go on pass tomorrow I am going to London the fair is 4S. we get 6 days their is a soldiers Club their that all who have no people to go to stay at.
I got a letter from Fred to day he said he was going over Dundas St bridge when we run in Toronto. he wrote the 4th I hope I get one from you folks tomorrow I have not mailed any to Fred or George but wrote some on the Boat I think I will send each one a card. We got a pillow & a pallyas or tick for our beds so I will sleep alwright. we get up at 5.30 answer roll make beds breakfast dress for drill & dress exercise dress for this & that dinner at 12 it rained to day but we have had 3 or 4 fine days up the street we have quite a little town & Post Office Salvation Army with Army Chaplain stores of all kinds. we had a good supper to night lots of peaches and cakes I have been eating to much grease but am feeling some better I swet all last night got 5 little pills from the M.A & 1 no 9. Mr Best spoke to night at supper some man is to speak down the road in a little while it is now 6.30 I want to here from you people very bad why dint you write to England as I said I would have got one by now or if you had writin to Borden I would get it writ a good newsey letter. Your old Man Roy XXXXXX

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