LOCAL SOLDIER’S LETTER.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1860, 3 August 1918, Page 3

LOCAL SOLDIER’S LETTER.

Corp. A. F. C«i li, willing i,» a hum! rcsidenl From Hull, under d.jto Juno (ilh, siivs; —“1 was very lucky out in France, got n very nice lilllc piece o,F shrapnel in (lie lullluck, which was-had enough to yin me over to Blighty. 1 was in Hornchurch during convalescence, am! si nick a temporary s(all’ job (here, ami urns IrausFcrml (o headquarters. Loudon, three weeks ago. I am al my old game again—shorllmnd. typing, clerking, elc., somewhat dilTomil I'roiu hewing (lax. 1 am hoping to he here For some little time before going hack lo do a hif more, i have seen quite a number of Foxton hoys lately. I was speaking to young Jensen to-day, he has had a slight smack, and ex pec Is lo he going over the Channel again next week. 1 saw Cor)n Gilheri (late with Mr Kelly, groeer, Foxlon) off al (he station the other day, en route for Now Zealand. He’s Ineky. I also saw (late groeer) at Hornchurch. He was over on leave from Fra nee. I believe he is attached to Headquarters in France. . . . We had another visitation from Fritz in his ’planes the other day, , Our chaps bagged four —not too bad! Reminds one of being at the front again while the barrage is on, but, of course, it is nothing near as bad as it is at the front. Wo had a ‘dud’ shell through the house I am staying at, went elean through from roof to cellar, passing through the centre of the dining-room table en route. It would have been rather alarming if we had happened to be at supper, but luckily we were all out at the time, but things were in a beautiful mess. A little while ago a live shell burst just opposite the bouse, in the middle of the road, but luckily did no damage beyond breaking the window over the door. We must be in the line of fire of one particular gun. Rather awkward when they give dud shells! Remember me to all Fox ton frF ends,”