1916: your chum Sid

Your chum Sid

1916: 25th May - to Dad

2661 signals section

6 Glouc Regt.

25/5/16

Dear Dad

Hope to send a letter tonight. Have been sent to Sig. School of Instruction for special course, it is a treat after the perpetual telephone work and it is not in the trenches! I am well and we had a pretty decent time in the  line this time plenty of shells but no casualties and the weather was A.1. Today is a bit unsettled but fine.

Love to All

Tom

1916: 23rd May - to Cathy

23.5.16

Dear Cathy

Thank you very much for your nice letter and enclosure of Char’s. I have written to him and will send letter back in a day or two. I shall have a bit of news to tell you. All well here and still nice fine weather. Hope Mother is well and that all of you feel better the warm weather should do you good. The 5/- p.o. arrived safely and was very useful, the money question is a d____ nuisance.

Best of love to all

Tom

1916: 19th May - to Cath

6 Glouc Regt.

19.5.16

Dear Cath

Just a line to say “alls well”! The weather is a treat and the trees and flowers look lovely even here. I had my tooth seen to yesterday it is better all details must wait nuff said! Hope you are well and all feeling Merry and Bright. Has the cigarette holder arrived, keep it safe please. Will write in a few days

Love to all

Tom

1916: May - Coigneux - Signal Section at rest

Signal Section at rest in Coigneux

May 1916

[In this picture: T.V. Brewer centre with cap and moustache

J.M Rome back row second from right
Hancock front row right, Jefferies behind him to the left

1916: May - Coigneux - bivouacs

Coigneux bivouacs

May 1916

1916: May - Coigneux - while resting

Taken at Coigneux in 1916 while resting
May

Allan    Brewer    Houghton    Hancock    Jeffries

[Allan,  T.V. Brewer,  Frank Houghton,  Hancock,  Jeffries]

1916: 13th May - to Father

6 Glouc. Regt.

13.5.16

Dear Father

Just another P.C. to let you know I am still “M. and B.”. We are thoroughly enjoying our quiet rest and no the weather is fine it is A.1. I am posting a letter on Sunday. Hope you are all well, I just recvd. Lloyd Georges speech at leaving it is very good

Best Love to all

Tom

[M. and B. short for ‘merry and bright’.

Reference to Lloyd George (then Minister for Munitions) may refer to speeches  in parliament in relation to the Military Service Bill 4^th May 1916]

1916: 2nd May - Frank K.Houghton

Yours sincerely,
Frank K. Houghton 2.5.16