Monday 24/4/16

2^nd War Hospital

Northfield

Birmingham

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Dear Sir,

            Many thanks for the Magazine you so kindly sent me and it was very nice to read about the old place and to see the names of so many of my old friends.  Well I am pleased to say this letter leaves me in the best of health at the present time but they have not finished with my teeth yet so I shall not be marked out just yet I hope these few lines of mine find you all in the best of health and spirits as I am myself and hope to keep so.  Well I think we are having some lovely nice weather and I hope it will continue like it is.  Well Sir I think we are on the eve of another big battle by what the men says who have just come from France and they say the weather out there is splendid and I am pleased to hear it is so.  We have just had one man come in to our Ward who as been out from the very beginning without getting a scratch till now so I think he is very lucky and he said there was about nine left out of the 1100 who went out with the Batt at the start.  Well sir I am afraid this is a very poor letter but I have not got much news to tell you so I hope you will excuse me so I will now close.

I remain

Your obedient

Servant

Pte. W.H. Cooke

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

Letter postmarked NORTHFIELD 25 AP 16.