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Transcribed letters from the Western Front 1917

Some may be interested in some recently transcribed letters from a Thomas Sumner a member of the 13th Machine Gun Squadron, British Expeditionary Force serving on the Western Front in 1917.

They include detail of marching into Germany and pursuing the Germans for 9 hours after the Armistice.

Quite remarkable for their candour (IMHO)


War Letters From Tommy



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Some excellent work done by the transcribe. it makes it that little bit more "personal", especially at this time.
It goes to show; squaddies have always been the same, especially the bit about scrapping in the swanky café with the Prussians and wrecking the place.
 
Some excellent work done by the transcribe. it makes it that little bit more "personal", especially at this time.
It goes to show; squaddies have always been the same, especially the bit about scrapping in the swanky café with the Prussians and wrecking the place.
Stumpy Greetings, I find your post quite fascinating, thank you indeed for posting.
 
It was jolly hard lines, two of our boys got killed about an hour before hostilities ceased, we were scrapping against some Uhlans who were covering the German infantry as they retired. One boy had been out there since August 1914.

Poor chaps :(
 
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Written 15 NOV 18

"It was jolly hard lines, two of our boys got killed about an hour before hostilities ceased, we were scrapping against some Uhlans who were covering the German infantry as they retired. One boy had been out there since August 1914."

Poor bugger
But a lucky one too.
 
Written 15 NOV 18

"It was jolly hard lines, two of our boys got killed about an hour before hostilities ceased, we were scrapping against some Uhlans who were covering the German infantry as they retired. One boy had been out there since August 1914."

Poor bugger
But a lucky one too.
Lucky?
 

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