Letter from 2683 William Albert Wenham to his mother
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| Author | Wenham, William Albert |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter from 2683 William Albert Wenham to his mother |
| Notes | Tom and George are probably William's brothers. Sydney is his nephew, son of his sister Maria. Transcript: BED. No 4251 Jan 15/17 Lc.Cpl. Wenham 2683. 5th Batt Lincs Regt Kriegsgefangenen Lazarett Alexandrinenstr Berlin Germany Dear Mother Just a line hoping this will find you in real good health as I am going on nicely now. I shall be pleased to have a letter from you it seems ages since I heard from you but it takes a long time You must not worry Dear Mother as I am quite alright. You must let me know how Tom is getting on. I hope he is alright up to now, and continues to keep so.You will see that I am getting a little better at writing but it is still very bad, so I hope you will excuse me. Tell George I will drop him a line next week. I hope you are having good weather at home also that you spent a decent Christmas. I dare say I should have been home for a week, if this lot had not happened but we must hope for the best. I hope you were not kept long wondering what had become of me, but I wrote you first chance. Well Dear Mother my arm is [deleted: quite?] nearly better, and my leg is going on champion at present. Give my love to Maria and Tom. A kiss for the children xxx. I expect Syd will be quite a little man by now. Please remember me to everyone I know. Well Dear Mother I must now conclude with very Best Love from your Ever Loving Son Billy xxxxxxxx |
| Item Date | 15th January 1917 |
| Creation place | Alexandrinenstrasse hospital, Berlin |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Postcard |
| Item medium | Card |
| Content | Postcard |
| Cataloguer | Everett Sharp |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Gavin Robinson |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Kevin Robinson |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8729 |
