Private H J Potter

Just a few hasty lines. I dare say you will have already received my last letter by the time this reaches you. I am still quite well and fit. Hope you are all quite well and cheerful. We had a heavy fall of snow here on Thursday, but it has been grand today. Well by the time you receive this I shall be up at the Front. We are expecting to go up during the next day or two. I will send you the new address as soon as possible. If there is anything on the way for me I shall get it all right, as it will be sent straight up the line to us. I am not allowed to tell you what point of the line we are going to but we have got a very long train ride. I can only tell you that it will be ‘somewhere in France’. I shall write as often as possible but the letters may be a little longer in reaching you. Thanks for the Advertiser enclosed in the parcel; it is nice to read a little news of St Neots. Will you please send it every week, as I like to see news from the old place. Mr ‘Bobby’ Smith is certainly doing his bit in the War by having four sons in service.
Later – We are quite near the firing line now. The guns are roaring night and day. I have seen some splendid air duels, and also seen a few aircraft brought down. It is quite a big competition in air fighting around this district. We had our tobacco issue today; we are well off for smokes out here. This morning too, we had open air Church Parade and I enjoyed the service very much. The band took part in the hymns.
I should have liked to see you all before coming abroad, but as I have said before I could not get away; and as I am now out here I am willing to do my bit with the boys, whatever happens. I will write again when I come out of the trenches.