Easter Day -19
Dearest Mother
Very many thanks for your last letters. It’s a funny thing that I only get letters every other week, usually 2 at the time from you, but papers come regularly every week. It must be something to do with the posting I think at your end. We have now moved from Kantara & now at Ismailia, a very pretty little place on the Canal, also a very big lake. We have some lovely bathing here and is quite a change from previous camping places. We are supposed to be here until the breaking up of the Army of Occupation.
Leave is still closed, but demobilization has started again. No doubt you saw in the paper that a Major Cecil Jarvis of the 20th Deccan Horse had been murdered by the Egyptians down south. I knew him and he was a friend of Dick’s. I was only speaking to him a few weeks before he was murdered.
We all have to walk about armed these days, which is a bit of a nuisance. Yes I remember Doris Pearce very well. I must write and congratulate her, she is awfully pretty, least I always thought so. I don’t think much of the girl who won the 1st prize, do you, I think Miss Marsh is much nicer. I had a letter from Dick the other day, he has at last moved into his bungalow and he seems very pleased with it. I am sorry to hear about Ted, now they will surely give him leave.
I feel so sorry for Nell. Sorry such a dull letter, but there is absolutely no news. I have been to church today, in a Y.M.C.A. which is just near our camp.
Best love to all, ever your loving son
Topher
Murdered on the Assiut-Minia train
- http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=119181
- http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/112923/
- www.bedford.gov.uk%2Fdocs%2FTO%2520THE%2520GLORIOUS%2520MEMORY%2520OF%2520FIVE%2520BROTHERS%2520(3).doc