18 WW1 LETTERS GEORGE BRIERLEY ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION R.N.D. WOUNDED SPANISH FLU

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18 WW1 LETTERS GEORGE BRIERLEY ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION R.N.D. WOUNDED SPANISH FLU WW1 LETTERS FROM GEORGE BRIERLEY R1108 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HIS LETTERS: AUG 3RD 1917 - YMCA HUT 2 NAVAL CAMP BLANDFORD DORSET HE STATES HE HAS DONE HIS WILL AND WANTS TO GIVE HALF TO HIS AUNT AND HALF TO HIS MOTHER. THEY ARE GOING OUT THERE ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY. HAS RAINED FOR A FEW DAYS BUT CLEARED UP NOW. HES HEARD FROM HORACE ( ANOTHER LOT WE ARE SELLING) FIELD SERVICE POSTCARD DATED NOVEMBER 16TH 1917 SAYING HE IS QUITE WELL AND RECEIVED LETTERS,PAPERS AND PARCEL.LETTER FOLLOWS FIRST OPPORTUNITY MAY 3RD 1917 YMCA HUT 2 ,A LINES , NAVAL CAMP BLANDFORD. SAYS HE GOT HIS AUNTS LETTER AND PAPERS. ASKS TO GET PAPERS SENT TO HIM AS HE HAS TO WALK 3 1/2 MILES TO GET ONE AND NEARLY ALWAYS SOLD OUT WHEN HE GETS THERE. HIS ARM NEARLY GOT BETTER BUT STARTED SWELLING AGAIN AND IS EXCUSED ALL DUTIES BUT HAS TO HAVE IT FORMENTED 4 TIMES A DAY.ASKS FOR HIS AUNTS CAKES. HE HAS TO DO OWN WASHING OR PAY TO GET IT DONE.THEY WILL SOON BE SENDING SOME MORE OVER NOW BY WHAT HE HEARS THEY HAVE WITHDRAWN ALL THE BADGES. HE IS IN THE ARMY ONLY UNDER CONTROL OF THE ADMIRALTY AND SO GET MORE PAY. THE NAME THEY GIVE THEM IS THE R.N.D OR ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION.THEY GET UP AT 5 EVERY MORNING. SEPT 23RD 1917 CHURCH ARMY RECREATION HUT ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH B.E.F. THANKS HIS AUNTS FOR LETTER FROM BLIGHTY AND IS IN THE PINK BUT IS GETTING SICK OF IT. HOPES THE WEATHERS NICE AT HOME. HES HAD NICE WEATHER HOPES IT STAYS AS ITS ROTTEN WHEN IT RAINS WONDERS WHAT ITS LIKE IN WINTER BUT HOPES HE ISNT THERE THEN. THANKS FOR PARCEL WHICH CAME IN HANDY ASKS TO REMEMBER HIM TO OLD FRIENDS. HES BEEN SHIFTED FROM SOL ABOUT A MONTH NOW. HAVING A LIVELY TIME NOW WITH SHELLS AND HAS BEEN SHELLED ABOUT 4 TIMES. ONE DAY WAS ONE OR TWO NARROW ESCAPES DECEMBER 20TH 1917. IS IN A PLACE WHERE YOU WOULDNT THINK OFF FOR A MINUTE, WELL IN THE HOSPITAL WAITING TO GO TO THE BASE, NOTHING SERIOUS ONLY A BAD FOOT. IS COLD AND THEY HAD SNOW IN THE TRENCHES THE OTHER DAY. DEC 30TH 1917 FOOT IS NEARLY BETTER AND HAS HAD A FINE TIME. WEATHER IS ROTTEN AND THOUGHT WIND WAS GOING TO BLOW THEM AWAY ON BOXING DAY. HAD LOVELY XMAS PUDDING AND TURKEY SO IT WAS BETTER THAN IN THE TRENCHES. FEB 2ND 1918 SOLDIERS CHRISTIAN ASSOC ON ACTIVE SERVICE SCA CAMP HOME. HE GOT THE NEWSPAPERS. NOT UPTO MUCH AS LEG IS STIFF AND HAS A PLACE ? COMING ON THE OTHER LEG NOW. PAPER LOOKS A BIT BRIGHT REGARDS THINGS IN GERMANY HOPES THE STRIKES THERE GET WORSE. WILL BE GLAD TO GET TO BRUM AGAIN. FRIDAY 12TH APRIL 1918. WARD 35 2ND SOUTHERN HOSPITAL SOUTHMEADS SECTION BRISTOL. HAS RECEIVED AUNTS LETTER. GOES ON ABOUT HIS PREVIOUS JOB , NEW MILITARY SHOP A BULLET SECTION. GOING TO STOP AT HOSPITAL FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE WILL LET HER KNOW WHEN HE GETS TO CON:CAMP WHERE HE WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO A MONTH BEFORE LEAVE AND THEN BACK TO IT AS HE DOESNT MEAN TO GO BACK OUT THERE AGAIN WARD 35 SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL APRIL 18TH 1918. THANKS FOR CAKE AND BISCUITS.HAS BAD HEADACHES NOW AND AGAIN BUT EYE IS GETTING ALRIGHT AGAIN. HAS BEEN IN BED 5 WEEKS JUST STARTING 6TH BUT IS GLAD TO BE ON THIS SIDE OF THE POND.CANT STAND LET ALONE WALK. DID THE ZEPPELLINS DO MUCH DAMAGE? WARD 1 RED CROSS HOSPITAL TEWKESBURY APRIL 29TH 1918. HAS BEEN A BIT ROCKY. IS GETTING UP FOR AN HOUR TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 7 WEEKS.ASKS ABOUT THE WEATHER. NOT GOING TO HURRY HIMSELF. WILL SEND HER SOME MONEY TO BUY A KEEPSAKE OF THE WAR. WARD 1 AS ABOVE 12/5/18. HAS BEEN IN GARDEN FOR 3 DAYS IN A BIG CHAIR BUT HAS TO BE CARRIED OUT THERE.GOING TO TAKE HIS TIME AND STOP AS LONG AS HE CAN, ANOTHER 6 WEEKS PERHAPS. SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK IN A WEEK.WAS A GAS CASE THERE AND HE WAS THERE FOR 3MONTHS WHICH WOULD BE GOOD IF HE GOT THE SAME.WOULD LIKE TO STOP FOR THE DURATION. WARD 1 AS ABOVE MAY 21 1918. HAS BEEN IN BED DUE TO HIS TEMPERATURE. THE CAPTAIN CAME TO SEE HIM AND TOLD HIM TO CARRY ON AS HE IS GOOD FOR ANOTHER MONTH AT LEAS... read more

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