WW1 letter sent from LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro, undated circa 1915 (c/o Capt Mackenzie-AMLO, Le Havre) Friday
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WW1 letter sent from LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro, undated circa 1915 (c/o Capt Mackenzie-AMLO, Le Havre) Friday
Creator
Munro, Murdoch (1895-1961)
Publisher
Lodgepunk.com/MMC
Language
en-GB
Coverage
Le Havre (France)
Description
Murdoch asks if Phemie answered letter from Simmone. He mentions not being as content as in Calais. He mentions the YMCA and Soldier's Club. He asks about Nurse Davidson. Murdoch asks again about the Glengarry, and says he will send a Christmas card. 1 item (2 pages). Written on a pinkish hued paper, with slight discoloration and bleaching.
Worktype
Letter
ID
LET_leHavreFri_0019
Cultural Context
Scottish
Date
1915
Subject
Christmas;
Glengarries (bonnets (Scottish caps);
Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders;
Le Havre (France);
Personal correspondence;
World War, 1914-1918--France
Glengarries (bonnets (Scottish caps);
Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders;
Le Havre (France);
Personal correspondence;
World War, 1914-1918--France
Measurements
26.2 cm (height) x 16.5 cm (width)
Material
Graphite pencil on paper
Technique
Handwriting
Style Period
Twentieth century
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Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919) by Erika Nygard and Lodgepunk.com/MMC is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CC
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c/o Capt Mackenzie
AMLO
Le Havre - Friday
Dear Mary
I received your letter last night and I must say there was not much news in it but I will put it down as being too busy etc. However I have not much to say myself. Did Phemie answer that letter from Simmone yet? I had one from her last night and she told me she wrote Phemie & Nellie and was longing to get an answer. So I hope Phemie has answered it Tell Phemie to send me the letter. I have settled down a bit here now but am not half as content as at Calais or half so well of in many ways. But I cannot tell you everything as making complaints about food etc are forbidden however you have a hint of it there. The Captain is still in a hotel and I have very little to do. Finished at 8am and it is not a bit pleasant to sit in these huts all day and I have no other place to go to but the YMCA & soldiers Club and one gets tired of that also. We have very wet weather just now raining continually just like last year and I know it cant be very pleasant in the trenches. Dingwall must be a terrible bore just now with nobody in it. Is nurse Davidson still with you? Tell her I was asking for her. I wish you could get a new Glengarry for me. Do try! and I will send you a Christmas card a bonnie one but I cannot send you sweeties you know. Hope you will write me a longer letter next time & dont forget the cap, if possible
With love From Dodo.
AMLO
Le Havre - Friday
Dear Mary
I received your letter last night and I must say there was not much news in it but I will put it down as being too busy etc. However I have not much to say myself. Did Phemie answer that letter from Simmone yet? I had one from her last night and she told me she wrote Phemie & Nellie and was longing to get an answer. So I hope Phemie has answered it Tell Phemie to send me the letter. I have settled down a bit here now but am not half as content as at Calais or half so well of in many ways. But I cannot tell you everything as making complaints about food etc are forbidden however you have a hint of it there. The Captain is still in a hotel and I have very little to do. Finished at 8am and it is not a bit pleasant to sit in these huts all day and I have no other place to go to but the YMCA & soldiers Club and one gets tired of that also. We have very wet weather just now raining continually just like last year and I know it cant be very pleasant in the trenches. Dingwall must be a terrible bore just now with nobody in it. Is nurse Davidson still with you? Tell her I was asking for her. I wish you could get a new Glengarry for me. Do try! and I will send you a Christmas card a bonnie one but I cannot send you sweeties you know. Hope you will write me a longer letter next time & dont forget the cap, if possible
With love From Dodo.
Citation
Munro, Murdoch (1895-1961), “WW1 letter sent from LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro, undated circa 1915 (c/o Capt Mackenzie-AMLO, Le Havre) Friday,” Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919), accessed October 31, 2025, http://www.lodgepunk.com/MMC/items/show/48.