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Major Scovell General Staff

Northern Command York am appointed Commandant commanding officers courses Aldershot will you be coming London this week end should like to see you.  Kentish Rag London

TO CONFIRM TELEGRAM

General Staff,

Northern Command.

General Kentish, c/o Rag, LONDON.

G.4619 Oct. 5^th AAA Will make every endeavour to arrive LONDON Saturday 6p.m. AAA Please keep evening clear for discussion AAA proceed Stafford Sunday.

From Major Scovell.

POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS

To Kentish, Rag, LONDON.

Welcome Home May possibly manage to get to London Saturday but cannot promise as may have to fo Cannock Chase.  If not will come weekend later.

From Scovell.

76^th Infantry Brigade.

4 10 16

Dear G.J.S.

I have been ordered home to train C.O’s to Command Batt^ns for the spring offensive.  I would have wished that some other had been selected for the honour but then it is D.H. told Vesey to tell me that he had selected me from all the Brigadiers in the country that he attached the greatest importance to it & that he would give me a command the moment the course was over.  Will you be coming to London in the near future?  And how are you & how is the General & Lady W****?  Will you please tell Lady W*** that Freddy Maitland, her cousin, is one of my *** lecturers **** to-day.  He has done excellent work with me in the Brigade, as an Instructor of his Battn when training or ***** behind the line and he badly wanted a rest.  All my Instructors all Regulars of some standing I am pleased to say.

Wild 5 Fus                                         17 years

Maitland Gordons                            18    “

Ramsay Camerons                          15    “    ?

(Hon) Lillie Fraser Gordons            10    ”    ?

Crumm 60^th 24    “

Harrison Leister                                18    “

Buys Glouster                                   19    “

Marshall Norkolks                            17    “

& 2 others **** & Sappers, Gunners etc.

I should like to tell you & to get your advice of possible * certain points before course ***

I see all Instructors Friday it Rag at 10 a.m. & then they return following Friday to Aldershot & Sunday night 15^th Oct class arrives & we commence work on the 16^th Oct.

Great haste

Yours ever

R.J.K.

L.S. A.J. Wilson No 5575

Hood Batt, 63 R.N. Div S1

I.B.D. A.P.O.

B.E.F. France.

1916 Oct 4^th

Dear Sir,

Just a line to let you know I am still in the land of the living hoping this letter finds you all the same at home, I have not met with many of the old boys for they are up a bit farther on up from here, I hope to see him befor long.  Give my love to all at home, the weather down here is very wet at the time I am writing to you.  I have met with one of the Whitwick boys, his name is W. Sear I have allso met with a Coalville lad out here, so I am not so lonely out here.  Give my kind regards to Mr Bastard tell him I will write as soon as I get the chance to, does the men’s Service still carry on as it used to do.  I will now close with the best wishes to all at Whitwick, from one of the old Class.

I remain L.S. A.J. Wilson.

In envelope addressed to The Rev. T.W. Walters, The Vicarage, Leicester Rd, Whitwick, Leicesterhire.  Eng.

Letter postmarked A.P.O. S.17.  5 OCT 16

PASSED BY CENSOR 3438 in hexagonal cachet in red.