WW1 letter from LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro,undated, mentions "my number is".
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Title
WW1 letter from LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro,undated, mentions "my number is".
Creator
Munro, Murdoch (1895-1961)
Publisher
Lodgepunk.com/MMC
Language
en-GB
Coverage
France
Description
Letter with no date or location. Murdoch appeals for Mary to write longer letters with more news. He mentions being up in the line and it is cold, snowy and he does not care what happens. 1 item (1 page). Slightly discolored and creased but otherwise in good condition.
Worktype
Letter
ID
LET_myNumberIs_0035
Cultural Context
Scottish
Date
1915-1918
Subject
Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders;
Christmas;
Personal correspondence;
World War, 1914-1918--France
Christmas;
Personal correspondence;
World War, 1914-1918--France
Measurements
24.9 cm (height) x 19.7 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 CC
Transcription
Dear Mary,
I received your combined letter and Xmas card. I was waiting patiently for a long newsy letter about your journey and all the Edinburgh news etc. I think you should be able to write a very long & interesting letter Mary & I hope you will take a red face & do so soon. By the way I should have taken a red face myself in not turning up at Edin. But I want you to give my aplogies to everybody that was there at your earliest opportunity. I wrote cousin Nellie when I got back. I sent a Xmas card to yourself and Di to the R M but it is likely you would be away before it arrived. We are up the line ever since I came back & nothing but frost & snow & awful cold. I am clean out of sorts & don’t care what happens. Do write soon with every little item of news
Love from Doddo
My number is 200147
I received your combined letter and Xmas card. I was waiting patiently for a long newsy letter about your journey and all the Edinburgh news etc. I think you should be able to write a very long & interesting letter Mary & I hope you will take a red face & do so soon. By the way I should have taken a red face myself in not turning up at Edin. But I want you to give my aplogies to everybody that was there at your earliest opportunity. I wrote cousin Nellie when I got back. I sent a Xmas card to yourself and Di to the R M but it is likely you would be away before it arrived. We are up the line ever since I came back & nothing but frost & snow & awful cold. I am clean out of sorts & don’t care what happens. Do write soon with every little item of news
Love from Doddo
My number is 200147
Citation
Munro, Murdoch (1895-1961), “WW1 letter from LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro,undated, mentions "my number is".,” Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919), accessed October 31, 2025, http://www.lodgepunk.com/MMC/items/show/56.