LETTER FROM THE FRONT.
The following extracts are taken from a letter received ,by his brother from Trooper George Dunn, who left Nev ■ nd with the Main Body of the expeditionary Force. It was written on .October 10th Of course, you will have seen by the papers, long ere this letter arrives, that the old Wellington Regiment has been through strenuous times, suffering great hardships, great losses, etc. You can form an idea how severe it has been when I tell- you that of the Sixth Wellington Mounted Rifles, Main Body, there are only eight left. All the others are either killed, sick, missing or wounded. I am one of those eight, but should we have any more charging'to do, God alone knows how many will be left, Of course, those away sick may come back. I have been offered stripes on three occasions, but refused each time. Being a trooper is bad enough, but a non commissioned officer is worse, and I have no wish to be one. It would be impossible to explain in a letter what a charge is like ; the thunder of the guns render it impossible to make yourself heard a yard away, so each man just follows the crowd or goes under. I really think the worst of all is to have to lie in a trench and hear the wounded screaming and moaning with,pain. It is sometimes impossible to do anything for them, and you can only watch them die. .... I would dearly love to see this business to an eud, but you can take my word for it, I won’t be -'orry when it is all over. One thing we have to be thankful for is that the Turk is putting up a tair fight and not coming any dirt solar We get plenty of “scran,” though at times it is a bit rough, our main items being bully beef, biscuits and jam. We also get plenty of tobacco, and I suppose we have to thank you people at home for that. The writer asks to be remembered to all the Foxton boys, and says that “Brassie” White is still going strong.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1491, 30 December 1915, Page 3
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360LETTER FROM THE FRONT. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1491, 30 December 1915, Page 3
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