WW1 letter from LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro dated 26th June 1915
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WW1 letter from LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro dated 26th June 1915
Creator
Murdoch Munro Collection
Publisher
Lodgepunk.com/MMC
Language
en-GB
Coverage
Calais (France)
Postmark Army Post Office S4
Description
Murdoch mentions receiving hosetops which are a footless stocking worn over socks He mentions having breeches but also mentions kilt. He asks for shoulder plates, possibly the brass plates with the regiment's name on it. 1 item(4 pages). The paper has slight discoloration and has ink stains.
Worktype
Letter
ID
LET_19150626
Cultural Context
Scottish
Date
1915-06-26
Inscription
Breeches;
Dingwall (Scotland);
Kilt;
Military Life;
Military uniforms;
Munro, Murdoch, 1895-1961;
Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders;
personal correspondence;
Socks;
World War, 1914-1918--France
Dingwall (Scotland);
Kilt;
Military Life;
Military uniforms;
Munro, Murdoch, 1895-1961;
Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders;
personal correspondence;
Socks;
World War, 1914-1918--France
Measurements
16.4 cm (height) x 21.8 cm (width)
Material
Graphite pencil on paper
Technique
Handwriting
Style Period
Twentieth century
Rights
Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919) by Erika Nygard and Lodgepunk.com/MMC is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CC
Transcription
C/O Capt Mackenzie
AMLO
APO S4 France
26/6/15
Dear Mary,
I received your letter two nights ago & also the hose tops sometime before that. They are very nice & please thank the one that made them. I have a pair of breeches [illegible] but [illegible] have to wear the kilt anytime. About the shoulder plates the word Seaforth is alright & send them on when you can. I am glad to see that you seem to like your work alright & I hope you will continue to do so. Thanks for the description of your work you will soon get into the way of it I suppose. Do you get good feeding? What do you think of the town of Dingwall better than Ullapool isn’t it? I wish I was as near home as Dingwall just now. I would like fine to go to Lochbroom just now for a few days but no such luck only men that never go near the firing line that get furlough & no word word of us poor chaps that have been in trenches all winter & never got home since August & I count myself lucky in being here. We have very warm weather just now & I am jolly glad I am out of the trenches as I know it wont be very nice. See if you can get a photo of yourself that you can send me until I see if you have grown a bit. I have nothing new to tell you so write when you can & don’t forget the plates.
Tata love from Dodo
AMLO
APO S4 France
26/6/15
Dear Mary,
I received your letter two nights ago & also the hose tops sometime before that. They are very nice & please thank the one that made them. I have a pair of breeches [illegible] but [illegible] have to wear the kilt anytime. About the shoulder plates the word Seaforth is alright & send them on when you can. I am glad to see that you seem to like your work alright & I hope you will continue to do so. Thanks for the description of your work you will soon get into the way of it I suppose. Do you get good feeding? What do you think of the town of Dingwall better than Ullapool isn’t it? I wish I was as near home as Dingwall just now. I would like fine to go to Lochbroom just now for a few days but no such luck only men that never go near the firing line that get furlough & no word word of us poor chaps that have been in trenches all winter & never got home since August & I count myself lucky in being here. We have very warm weather just now & I am jolly glad I am out of the trenches as I know it wont be very nice. See if you can get a photo of yourself that you can send me until I see if you have grown a bit. I have nothing new to tell you so write when you can & don’t forget the plates.
Tata love from Dodo
Citation
Murdoch Munro Collection, “WW1 letter from LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro dated 26th June 1915,” Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919), accessed April 29, 2024, http://www.lodgepunk.com/MMC/items/show/50.