On YMCA headed notepaper.

Oct 20^th 1915

Address Reply to 4 Batt B. Coy

Name Alfred John Wilson.  Official No. 950.

Att P.T.I. Class c/o Y.M.C.A.

ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION

CRYSTAL PALACE

LONDON S.E.

Dear Sir,

            Just a line to let you know that I am still all right and in the best of health hoping this letter finds you all well at home. I dare say you have all read of the Zepps coming over our way, and we all had a good view of them to and we saw some good Shotting at them as every shot that was fired at them was so neer to them that we thourght they were going to fetch them down. I went to see what they done in one Place and it is at Croydon and this Place is only 2½ miles from us, and it was there where they killed some little Children you should have seen what a mess it made of the Street where it dropped 2 of the bombs it was just a week tonight since they came and about the same time as I am writing this letter when they called us all out in the grounds, and I was writing home at the time but when we first whent out we seen the best of them as the searchlights where playing on them so nice and you could see them so plain, remember me to all at home and tell them I oftern think of them when we go to Church on Sunday morning at 7 and at 10.⁴⁰ so we go to 2 services and sometimes I go to one out side the Palace to.  I will have to close wishing you all good night hopping we may sleep in Peace to night and allways till the end of this war.

I remain

Yours ever

Alfred John Wilson

I am going on first raite in the P.T.I. Class will write as soon as I pass which I think I shall do.  I had one of our boys to see me this morning and he saide that he had tea with you last week and he wishes to be remembered to you and says he will send you a Photo in my next letter.

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