of delight from the men when they heard the news - My best address is 2[?] draft {illegible} Canadian Army Post Office. All the chaps about here including headquarters are very cordial. We live by companies entirely. Company messes - companies in the trenches - I have the honour and misfortune to be president and secretary of our company mess but will probably manage to get hold of the copls in trench - My platoon sergeant is a Harrow boy with a wife and 3 children - a fine fellow in every way who has been through everything. These chaps here all refuse to wear the fold stripes for wounds that you see so frequently in England. By the way on the march over Corpl Jud Greig looking very fat and well - woken[?] me up for it - happened that we halted opposite his Supply Park. I also saw Bill Rochfort at another point. This is all for tonight. Best love to mother and Susy and Lettie. I hear of everybody's holidays but ours - This wont do [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and you know it - I can't thank you enough for all you are doing for Nell and the kids and for me. It is a load off my mind. Your loving brother