18th July 1916 Dollie and her Mother have arrived safely in Eastbourne – a wonderful admission from Arthur – that he has never seen Dollie in bathing kit; he remembers another happy holiday occasion when they walked to the tea … Continued
17th July 1916 A dull day for Arthur – with no post from Dollie and little news to speak of – and the weather isn’t helping his mood with “… a horrible, heavy humid mist over the town that has … Continued
16th July 1916 Arthur has so many letters to write home to all the Agius’s and Noel’s, he is in a bit of a panic – and it all takes precious time away from writing to Dollie. Arthur is adamant … Continued
14th July 1916 Dollie has managed to take a holiday at last and is now in Seaford with her Mother; good news from the Front – another push has resulted in the capture of three more villages; Arthur is free … Continued
12th July 1916 A chatty letter from Arthur, giving Dollie the details of the work he is involved in. The time table is so full that he is half asleep by the time he is able to put pen to … Continued
11th July 1916 A very short note from an exhausted Arthur, as he has been hard at work, with no time to catch the post; Dollie’s letters have not reached him yet so he is feeling particularly bereft of news. … Continued
10th July 1916 After a long day’s travel on Sunday, Arthur has now come to the end of his first full day at the Third Army Infantry School and explains the regime to Dollie; he expects to be kept pretty … Continued
8th July 1916 Arthur is still waiting in the lines to move off to Army School; news of Dollie’s brother Evie; meanwhile the battalion has left the front line but will probably be up again in 4 days; the guns … Continued
7th July 1916 “Dear little Anxiety, your letter of Tuesday came to-day. …by God’s Mercy I am fit & well & safely through our bit of the show. The casualties were pretty heavy: the Division lost about 50% or more … Continued
6th July 1916 Arthur is writing from the support line, where his CO has insisted he stay, after his “thick time during the show”; Arthur was due to attend Army School from the 8th, for a month so there is … Continued