Letter from Roy Bruce to Maud Bruce

You poor thing
you must be having rather
a rotten time just now, and
I can quite imagine your fear
of the telephone & door bell, I
hope you are settling down
better now and that there
are not so many terrors for
you. Keep going old girl, take

plenty of exercise interspersed
with your Red Cross work,
and it will help you a lot.
We are only two out of
millions dear, but any sacrifice
is worthy of the Cause for
which we are fighting, and
you know darling how we would
have despised ourselves inwardly,
if I had stayed behind in
safety after being in the 8th for
4 years. Everything will come
out alright quite soon now.
You are very plucky Maud ,
stick to it, I know you will.
You certainly have the worst
end of the deal at present.

Something has gone wrong
with the old mails. Your
last letter was dated 12 May

and some of the others
got theirs under date 2 nd
June . I expect they will
all come along.

I have been hoarding up
a fountain pen full of ink to
address postcards & envelopes,
it has now run out so every-
thing must be done in
pencil.

Had almost a unique
experience the other day I
should think; a small
pay of 10/- p. per man was
allowed, and I paid out
part of the squadron in the
advanced trenches within
50 yards of the Turkish lines!
I should have liked a photo-

graph of it.

There is little news, we
have had a fairly quiet time
since we took over these
lines, and we go out again
in a few days.

The heat is appalling,
& seems to get worse, no
shade anywhere, and I am
afraid it is beginning to tell
on me a little.

I saw a letter in
the Herald denouncing
lady golf players, By Jove
I would be wild if you
gave up your golf. I
thought the answer was
a very good one. Did Cox

write it? My poor old diary
is sort of hung up for want
of news. There is nothing at
present that I can think of
to put in it.

We have managed to get
a few luxuries such as sago,
tinned fruits, biscuits etc, but
alas they will not last very
long.

I wonder if old McNamara
will sell the tiger? I hope

he does.

Henderson , you remember of
machine gun fame, has lost
a leg. Hammond is away
sick. Nancarrow lasted a
week. Pinkie seems to be
holding out better than anyone.
Bowie I hear is going back to
N.Z. I am still hanging
on fairly fit, but feel very
much as if I wanted a
spell and feeding up.

This is Ramadan & we
more or less expect an
attack by the Turks, consequently
we get very little sleep now-
adays. It is impossible to
sleep in the day time, too hot

& millions of flies.

I am glad old Jeremy
is back. I did not know
he had been away all the
time.

Sorry you did not do
too well in the Bowe
Cup, better luck next
time. Have a good try
for the Dryden Cup. You
ought to be bringing your
handicap down soon, that
is if you have time.

Certainly give away
as many of my old
things as you like, they
could not go to a better

cause.

I enclose a piece on
war babies I cut out from
some paper, there is merit
in the sentiment.

Given Helen my love &
many humbugs. I do long
for the days when I shall
be back with you again.

So long dearest of girls,
keep your old heart up, &
all will be well.

You are very dear to me
my dear ones.
Roy .