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Henry Thomas Norton - Letters

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  • Description

    Contains photocopied material. Letter (photocopy) from Harry Norton, B Company, 7th Reinforcements, Trentham Military Camp, New Zealand, to his wife, dated 24 June 1915. (2 leaves)

    The text reads as follows:

    "Dearest

    You are doing well with 2 letters a day aren't you? Well you know dear I am always thinking of you and I am not sure if I will come Saturday or Sunday but I will write.

    It has been wet today so we did not drill but had lectures and we were nice & dry & warm and my throat is fine and the cold gone.

    I hope dear you are well again and we will have a good chat soon now. I won't forget to hurry home as fast as I can and I am longing to see you all again, and have a jolly tea again.

    We got our second lot of clothes and get our rifles tomorrow. We got paid on Wednesday so what ho.

    Well dear love good night & God bless you all

    All my love to you

    from your Soldier Husband & Daddy

    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Softly the night is falling.

    You will be proud of me when I get my uniform"

  • Other Id

    11525 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2004-16-2-12 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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