Pte C Priest 10080 A Compy 6 Batt Leics Regt British Expeditionary Force.

Sir I just write these few lines to you hoping to find you quite well as I am in the trenches and we have has a lot of rain and we was up shoes tops and it was very coald here and I was sorry to here about my pals Pte Rabbits and Pte unwood as I was olly taking to them the night befor they got killed and I have been to Pte unwood graive and it look very nice and the people don’t realize what this war is but we do what are out here and I hope all the single chaps will do there best and come and help us for we need all of them and I very often sing on the resserection morning body and of will live no more this is my favourite hymn and it makes us think about the others and my god give me strength to come back to my wife and childing and may god look over us all so I think this is all this time from yours truly Mr C Priest from Whitwick.

In envelope addressed to The Vicarage, Leicester Road, Whitwick, Nr Coalville, Leicestershire.  England.  On back COALVILLE LEICESTER 4 NO 15.

Letter postmarked FIELD POST OFFICE 110.  2 NO 15.

PASSED BY CENSOR 1948 in triangular cachet in red.