Y.M.C.A. On Active Service WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 31st Aug 1916 Dear Friend Fred I recieved your glad and welcome letter all right. We are no. Somewhere in France and no. out of the trenches for a res after doing 9 Days in. I thought. Shorty. is a lier. and always did think it. Fred this is some life. Fritz. is a bad Egg but our Arrtillary Can quiet him all right. We give him 5 shells for every one he gives us. Fred I saw Norman Pope. Grave. here I saw Charlie Evans the other day he is still alive and