A.A. Laporte Payne November 1914

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Nov 13^th 1914

 

 

Sir,

I desire to apply for leave from 12, noon on Saturday, November, 14^th 1914, to midnight on Sunday November, 15^th 1914.

I have the honour to be,

Your obedient servant

A.A. LAPRORT Payne

2/Lieut R.F.A.

 

O.C. 260^th Battery

R.F.A. Colchester

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Forwarded and recommended

H.F.T. Blowey

Lieut R.F.A.

O.C. 260^th Battery R.F.A.

 

To O.C. 83^rd Brigade R.F.A.

Colchester

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1. Commanding 260^th Battery R.F.A.

Returned. Brigade Order No. 145 has not been complied with

1. Hanna

Colonel R.F.A.

Commanding 83^rd Brigade R.F.A.

Colchester, 13.11.14

 

Monday November 16 1914

 

“Tomorrow I hope to go into a billet. It will only cost me threepence a day over the amount I am allowed for living out, which is 4/9 per day.

 

November 27

 

“We have a new Battery Commander, the last having left for France to join the Royal Flying Corps.

 

My host’s brother, Major Chopping R.A.M.C. has arrived tonight from Ypres for a short holiday of 3 days.  He has told me a great deal of interesting information.  He says that our troops can only hold the Germans for the present, and nothing further.  The men are worn out with constant marching & fighting.

 

I see Huntriss, whom I knew at Salisbury, has been wounded.