Arthur Douglas Crease Letters, Diaries and Scrapbooks
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My Canadian mail has been coming in splendidly & now I feel in touch with home affairs once more. The death of old Mrs. [Penn?] & W.T. Roper will leave a great blank but will add to your labours. | My Canadian mail has been coming in splendidly & now I feel in touch with home affairs once more. The death of old Mrs. [Penn?] & W.T. Roper will leave a great blank but will add to your labours. | ||
− | + | Avert these labours you really must try to economize your personal exertions - to waste oneself is poor economy - It pays better to pay someone else to do what any person can do & to reserve yourself for what your special training & experience has enabled you alone to do. Well, we have got through our second great experience since I joined the 29th & while we have lost some officers & men our casualties are really light & we have emerged from the storm less injured than almost any other battalion. | |
We received a royal welcome from those we had left behind in reserve for it is the rule now for some of the best officers, NCOs & men not to be allowed in the front line. | We received a royal welcome from those we had left behind in reserve for it is the rule now for some of the best officers, NCOs & men not to be allowed in the front line. |
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France
17.9.16
My dear brother
I have numerous letters to thank you for all equally welcome.
My Canadian mail has been coming in splendidly & now I feel in touch with home affairs once more. The death of old Mrs. [Penn?] & W.T. Roper will leave a great blank but will add to your labours.
Avert these labours you really must try to economize your personal exertions - to waste oneself is poor economy - It pays better to pay someone else to do what any person can do & to reserve yourself for what your special training & experience has enabled you alone to do. Well, we have got through our second great experience since I joined the 29th & while we have lost some officers & men our casualties are really light & we have emerged from the storm less injured than almost any other battalion.
We received a royal welcome from those we had left behind in reserve for it is the rule now for some of the best officers, NCOs & men not to be allowed in the front line.