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& tactical knowledge. These schemes for instance could be made much more of if we were allowed more time before going on the ground to work up the principles & study the map. Today is the first day on which greatcoats have seemed superfluous & the mildness in the air was very delightful. Only one more week here & then another of those blessed railway journeys.

Physically I am fitter than when I came though the weather has been trying & I feel that it will be easier to take whatever may come in the future.

With much love

Your affectionate brother

Arthur D Crease

BC Archives, MS-0055 Box 15 File 3 / CREASE FAMILY / Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease to his brother, Lindley Crease, 1917.