CONVALESCENT.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBE. LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM. Private Tom Sheahan. writing to his [mother, Mrs J. Sheahan, Stratford, ' from the First Southern General Hos- ' pital, Birmingham, under date July 25, says : 1 am sitting up in bed and feeling very well after my operation, which took place about a foitnight ago; indeed, I am feeling like my old self again. Who do you think I met in hospital here? No 'ess than Darky Harrison, who all of von would remem-: her was in Stratford for quite a while.' He is a reserve man and when the call came lie joined in 'Auckland fira left on the Corinthic j-ist before us. He went to France, and has been in the trenches all'-the winter, and so has gone through something. Some time ago a trench was blb'Viiiir. on him. and he had his back ba-lly hurt He was also'ci ur.ded i-y a shrapnel shell, but is getting on fine, and will soon be, convalescent, although he is limping rather badly. Darky i s still full offun and keeps the wards alive with his jokes and singing. He wants to know if Dad has still got the Old Chestu.it horse! . . • King George' visited oir hospital yesterday and spoke to all the Colonials. He asked us where we' were wounded and where we came from. His Majesty .va«j very like and >.ok s well, although others, who havo ( seen him before, sav he has f.gaJ terribly since tlie war. Now in this litis-] pit;.'l we have been L«. ing some : f« ;, ;*'j ing about oil account of. the K;iig's visit, and. all the Colonial troops have been diafted into t \o wards, uii/li the remit that Kerr, fr>-i. Stratford l.r.d nWseli are.in bed *ide by side, ft vas tbe work of ♦the Sist-.s, .and they are quite pleased we are together. While | Ave were in different wards we used to exchange papers, and always were sending messages by the Sisters, who thought there could be nothing better 'than thai we should be together. That was very nice of them, as we are both likely to be in here some time.
We get plenty of New Zealand papers here. The Sew Zealand people living around Birmingham semi them in. and they are brought round,by the boys who are out of bed. Darky Harrison has just come in again; he wants anxiously to be remembered to everyone he knows. He says the world cannot be very large after Id!, when one, can meet friends so easily oil the other side'like we have, after he had been to France and I to the Dardanelles. He says he .shall be home for Nmasj that is in Auckland. Now, it is close on dinner, and I am-ready for.my chicken, and custard and' ale to-day. Can eat anything since the;operatipu, and am feeling really well.' 'Shalt" be up shortly. Love to all relatives in dear New Zealand.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7, 7 September 1915, Page 6
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491CONVALESCENT. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7, 7 September 1915, Page 6
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