Show OUR SOLDIER BOYS BOY'S LEITER c 1 j r Som Somewhere In France Oct 1 1917 Mrs 1 John Grimshaw Dear Mother Received your yom letter last week but It has lias been impossible for for me to to answer answer answer an an- before now I was c certainly certainly rt ltd gUhl to hear from you ou T tY 1 never nc felt better better have have the time best of or health all the the time Ham an and I have c certainly rt been blest best I 1 am kept very er busy all tl the tJ 1 a tithe time Have been o on a long trip going da day and night That's why I writ writ- ten sooner t Do not think that I 1 forget to write Sometimes I just get started and am 5 called caned out for a t trip Ip Mother guess the thc news I have been promoted was promoted was promoted toda today Im I'm Ima r. r a a non commissioned officer no now now So tSo- you ou see how p Im I'm getting t along One certain certainly gets credit for 7 what he does oes in it this arm army Ham Hamand Hami i and I have worked hard and now we weare weare are being paid for it its it's That raises my s to more a month month We Ve have had very Yen nice weather e ther h here re rethe the thelast last month It is cold at night but b ivo wo o lo o not notice that much Its It's going to be bo cold here this winter put but putI ut utI I 1 think we will bo be able to stand it We Vo do donot not fear anything any more So let come what will Tell papa that I appreciate all time tile letters but that I haven't time to write each one of or you rou a letter Weare We ye e eare are aro allowed only two letters a week I dont don't get that mall many but when I 1 do write write-I I can put on only two in the mail man y I have some sons pictures but we we are arc not allowed to send them so I guess you Ou will have ave to get along without until you ron see the time rea real pictures Well Veil mother hoping this letter reaches you ou all well and I want you all to write THe Ham sends his love Jo and best J tl t itc al l 1 A Glue our Qt ur l love to nU ahI time tho mends frIends hoping hOling w tive be bo ho home e I r soon Boon soon r rAs As ever yours ours CORP CLARE CLARENCE CE GRIMSHAW GHIl |