Charles Commins & Co.

Chartered Accountants

50, Cannon Street,

London E.C.

Telephones: City 523 & 524.

Telegrams: SCRUTISTIC

CANNON, LONDON.

15^th July 1915

No. 142, Private B.T. Comins,

C. Company,

16^th Middlesex Regiment,

Clipstone Park, Notts.

Dear Sir,

Herewith we beg to hand you copy of letter received from Colonel Wellesley in respect of your brother who was injured on the 12^th inst.

Yours faithfully,

CHARLES COMINS & CO.

                        Initialled

COPY.

July 12^th

Dear Mr. Comins,

I am sorry to have to tell you that your son was wounded yesterday – but fortunately the wound is only slight, and the Medical Officer tells me that he ought only to be laid up for a very few days.  He was in the Trenches as Forward Officer with the Infantry, when a German high-explosive shell burst near him and wounded him and also an Infantry Officer and a Private.  He was hit in three places, on the face, arm and leg, but thank God all the wounds are slight.

I saw him almost immediately afterwards and he was very plucky about it and quite cheerful – and was able to walk back to the Dressing Station.  He is now at the Field Ambulance near here, and I hope that he will soon be back with us again.

Your son is getting on very well indeed in his Battery: we are lucky in the Brigade in having so many Officers who are so keen about their work.

Things are fairly quiet in this part of the front at present, but of course we are always kept busy!

With best wishes,

Yours very truly,

(Signed) R.C.C. WELLESLEY,

(Lt. Colonel, R.F.A.)