safe arrival by now, as Florence sent you out a cable directly she knew.

Well Mother, I must stop now excuse this awful scrawl will give you the very latest when I get on leave.

Much Love to you & Pa, your loving Son

Erroll

P.S. Received a very handsome parcel of chocolate from D.L.G. a few days ago. It was awfully kind of him, give him my very best thanks I will write to him shortly.

The slide rule fetched up O.K. too - much obliged, it was packed beautifully and has just arrived in time - what a week!

BC Archives, MS-2685 Box 17 File 3 / OLIVER, William Edgar, 1867–1920. Victoria; lawyer. / Erroll P. Gillespie, correspondence outward, 1917–1919.