Eynesbury Boy ” B ” Co.,1st Batt Beds Regt. BEF

l have much pleasure in writing a few lines to you, hoping it will find you in the best of health, as it leaves me at present under the circumstances. We are in rather a hot place just now, that is to say, we are not above thirty yards away from the Germans. It does not do to show ourselves much in the day time, but I may say we make up for lost time at night, and that is the time to get our own back. The weather is improving grand, and when the warm and dry weather comes that will be the time to pay them back for the dirty and barbarous work they have done. I bet they will be very sorry for what they have done to poor people – turned them out and blown up their houses. It makes our hearts bleed to we what they have done, but they will be sorry enough for it. We are doing our best as Eynesbury boys will. I often think of what you put up on the School walls: ” whatsoever your hand findeth to do, do it with your might.” We are trying to do it, and will do it. We have answered our country’: call. “ Men, your King and Country needs you ! ” and we must keep the old flag flying. Trusting this will find you quite well, I am, one of your old boys in the fighting line, R C.