27^th Feb 1916

Dear Sir,

            May I take the pleasure of writing a few lines to you while I have a little chance with it being Sunday we have a little more time for writing unless we are moving, we have often taken to the road on Sunday which doesn’t give us a chance for a Church parade.  All the boys like the Church parade but I think some of them like it because it is short & they get more time for writing letters etc.  Our battalion are not at present in the trenches & I couldn’t say if we shall be in again for a while.  We have had three weeks down at Marseilles bound for another Country but the orders were cancelled & we returned up north again.  I am pleased to see of Petty Officer A.J. Wilson’s quick promotion which I noticed in the Coalville Times.  I dropped across Driver James the other night & wished me to remember him to you if I wrote.  I suppose you know who I mean.  Well sir I must close now hoping you enjoy the best of health the same as myself.  You will remember me as one of the boy scouts who played the side drum in khaki at the annual tea which you gave them last year.

From Yours R.C. Whitmore

4161 Pte R.C. Whitmore

16 Platt D Coy

5^th Leicesters

B.E.F.

France.

In green envelope addressed to Rev. T.W. Walters, The Vicarage, Leicester Rd, Whitwick, Leicestershire.  England.

Letter postmarked FIELD POST OFFICE 46.  28 FE 16.