1 Nov 1917

My dearest Mother

A delicious and beautifully packed parcel from you has just reached me. It contained licorice lovely soft face cloths sweets, pencils + nail files and letter paid. The pencils + nail files were I think from Leffie.

Please thank her for them. We are in comfortable billets here amongst friendly folk and I myself am absolutely sound and well. I enclose for Lindley (for I know