H.M.S. MALAYA.
c/o G.P.O.
Wednesday. 2nd May
My dear Mother-
Thank you very much for your letters – glad you liked the photograph. Our weather is gradually getting better thank goodness – not nearly so cold – but still plenty of rain & wind.
I say how awful about your purse – I am sorry Mother – but awfully lucky you did’nt lose all your money.
Nothing much doing up here – except we’ve been fairly busy during the last 3 or 4 days & working a bit late – but we’ve managed to get a couple of rugger matches in. We are rather keen on it in this ship – but with not much success in our matches as yet.
An awful lot of casualties still are’nt there – a necessary sacrifice though I suppose- & really the amount of prisoners – 40-000 odd altogether now. They must eat up such a lot of our food I always think.
So Dollie Darwen’s baby has arrived – and a son too – good – They seem to have had rather a rotten time of it lately in that house – what with measles an’ all – I must write her a letter of congratulation. I heard from Ben the other day. I wonder if she & Sheina have had any luck over finding a flat yet-
Am very much looking forward to seeing Topher’s letter. I don’t suppose they have much time for writing these days.
With much love to you all-
from your ever loving son
Paul