Letter from Charles Stewart Alexander to cousin Amy Reid, 3 October 1916

Letter from Alexander, Trentham Military Camp, to Amy Reid, Tuhikaramea, via Ohaupo, Waikato, dated 3 October 1916, describing life at Trentham Camp and more philosophical musings. (holograph; 5 leaves)

The following is an extract taken from pages 2 and 3:

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"But of course Amy it had to be & it could not be avoided. The game has got to be played out & it is on such as I am falls the responsibility of carrying it out & now it is no time for anyone to shirk his responsibility in that direction. Whatever sorrow it may cause that Duty has to be done. Tis not a case of Honour

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or Glory for they are not worth a rap but it is a plain case of Duty that must be done."