Letter from Roy Bruce to Maud Bruce

Thank you very
much indeed for the testament
which I will always carry
as you desire, I am not
absolutely without religion
you know, only perhaps it
is not so orthodox as it
might be.

The kit bag is
excellent and the very
thing I wanted although
I could have done without
it.

You poor old thing I
know dear how hard
this all is for you, don't
think it is not also
hard for me, but it is
only what many thousands
of others are doing today,
and I don't think that
perhaps you quite realise
how proud you make
me in playing the
game so well and
letting me go without
a murmur. You will
have your reward for
your unselfishness very

soon I hope, and if it
doesn't turn out as we
hope you must be sure
that I shall have done
my best.

On Monday night
Col Hullton took all the
8th officers to dinner at
Warner's and we had
a very pleasant little
evening. Last night
I had intended to stay
in and write some
letters, but Hammond 's
married brother who lives
here asked me to go
round to his house where

some of Capt Captain Hammond 's
old friends were going to
say goodbye to him, I
didn't like to refuse, and
we had a nice evening.

Mrs Hammond I
think intends to ask you
to stay with her, which
is awfully kind of her,
but I think you had
better not, because although
they are very nice and
kind you would hardly
care for them.

There is no definite
news of our going away
but it certainly will

not be this week.

Have just received
your wire re sleeping
bags. I will enquire
at the Railway Station.

It is very difficult to
concentrate one's thoughts
to writing letters in a
tent with several fellows
cackling at top.

I saw Bonny , Beryl
& Shona today, does
Marion think of coming
up?

Glad to hear you
are playing golf, you
must enjoy yourself as

much as you can.

The Government are
issuing wristlet watches &
cardigan vests to officers.
The watches are not very
much but the vests are
excellent. We also hear
we are going to get a
money grant, if that is
so I will send you some,
as we do not get full
pay till we leave N.Z.

Blair introduced
me to his French girl
yesterday & we had
afternoon tea in the
mess tent with the big

bugs, she & I talked
French & the bugs gaped
but I didn't mind because
they were the bugs.
I have forgotten a lot
but I could understand
her easily, and the other
will soon come back.

I have ordered a
copy of the squadron photo
for you, it will reach
you some day I expect.

You won't forget to
send Howden & the S.C.
Club a copy of my photo
will you dear, also I

think Finch wants
one.

I wish I had
time to keep a diary
there is so much to
write about, but at
present it is impossible.

Dear old girl don't
worry about things, I
know exactly how you
felt on Sunday, I was
only trying to keep things
going.

Goodbye for the
present darling, may
you have every blessing.

Roy