2346 L/Cpl A.W. Hanson

Orderly Room

1/5^th Leicestershire Reg^t

1/ Lincoln & Leicester Brigade

1/ North Midland Division

British Expeditionary Force

On Service

28/3/15

Rev^d T.W. Walters.

Rev^d Sir,

            Excuse my long address but I cannot shorten it.  I really forget whether I have written you a letter since I came out, if not you must please forgive me, because I get so little time to myself.

            We have had many marches and changes in our new abode.

            Our companies have had 2, 24 hours in the Trenches and we have been out 2 weeks now, and are resting while the rest of the Brigade do their bit, they only went on Friday.  We came off very lucky only having 2 killed & 2 wounded.

On our travels we have seen two large churches which have been shelled down, one appeared to have had very fine stained windows.

We have got a very decent Billet at this stay, at a farm.  The Sergt Major, myself and our Batman.

The food we are getting is good and plenty altho of course there are ‘luxuries’ which we have to buy, in fact we began to feel that we are overfeeding and getting stout.

There is also a weekly issue of Tobacco & Cigarettes and ever so often a small tot of Rum.

I am feeling fine form myself.

I was sorry to hear you were indisposed but hope that your change has had the desired effect.

I shall miss any enjoyable games of Tennis this season, but I hope the club will continue, without the soldier members.

We see all kinds of aircraft and often see the shells bursting all round them.

Had an afternoon off and went for a 12 miles ride on horseback, enjoyed it very much

 29/3/15

Was not able to finish this to go by the post yesterday.

Please give my kind regards to all members of the Mens Service.

Well now I close with my kind regards to Mrs Walters & yourself.

            Yrs obediently

Albert Will

                        30/3/15

The Bishop of London is preaching near here tonight.

There is no envelope with this letter.