WW1 letter from LC Murdoch Munro to Nurse Munro,undated, YMCA, LeHavre, Police Barracks, c.1915-1916
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WW1 letter from LC Murdoch Munro to Nurse Munro,undated, YMCA, LeHavre, Police Barracks, c.1915-1916
Creator
Munro, Murdoch (1895-1961)
Publisher
Lodgepunk.com/MMC
Language
en-GB
Coverage
Le Havre (France)
Description
Murdoch mentions the glengarry and that it is too big. He mentions having left the big house and being back at the barracks, and is sorry losing a good bed and other comforts. 1 item (2 pages). Good condition with slight foxing and discoloration.
Worktype
Letter
ID
LET_c191516YMCA
Agent
World War, 1914-1918 War work Young Men’s Christian Associations
Cultural Context
Scottish
Date
1915; 1916
Subject
Barracks;
Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders;
glengarries (bonnets (Scottish caps);
Personal correspondence;
World War, 1914-1918--France;
World War, 1914-1918 War work Young Men’s Christian associations
Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders;
glengarries (bonnets (Scottish caps);
Personal correspondence;
World War, 1914-1918--France;
World War, 1914-1918 War work Young Men’s Christian associations
Inscription
Producer inscription: Y.M.C.A. On Active Service with the British Expeditionary Force
1915
1915
Measurements
20.1 cm (height) x 12.7 cm (width)
Material
Black ink 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
Relation
ENV_c191516YMCA
Transcription
C/O Capt Mackenzie
awLO Le Havre
Dear Mary,
I am a long time indeed in answering your letter & the cap you sent me. Well I must say I was a bit of a noodle, never give you the size and henceforth it is much too big for me and really I don’t think it can be helped. I am going to keep it until I go home or leave or try and get it exchanged, which perhaps you would be able to do in the interval It is really a pity as it is a nice cap. I would probably have been on leave by now only it has been stopped since a week or so and no word of it beginning again hard luck is’nt it. We have left the big house at last and I was very sorry as I lost my good bed and many other comforts I am back again at the Police Barracks not very sweet I can tell you as we have snow & plenty cold just now. I hope to get some news from you soon so au revoir
Love from Dodo
awLO Le Havre
Dear Mary,
I am a long time indeed in answering your letter & the cap you sent me. Well I must say I was a bit of a noodle, never give you the size and henceforth it is much too big for me and really I don’t think it can be helped. I am going to keep it until I go home or leave or try and get it exchanged, which perhaps you would be able to do in the interval It is really a pity as it is a nice cap. I would probably have been on leave by now only it has been stopped since a week or so and no word of it beginning again hard luck is’nt it. We have left the big house at last and I was very sorry as I lost my good bed and many other comforts I am back again at the Police Barracks not very sweet I can tell you as we have snow & plenty cold just now. I hope to get some news from you soon so au revoir
Love from Dodo
Citation
Munro, Murdoch (1895-1961), “WW1 letter from LC Murdoch Munro to Nurse Munro,undated, YMCA, LeHavre, Police Barracks, c.1915-1916,” Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919), accessed October 31, 2025, http://www.lodgepunk.com/MMC/items/show/58.