6th October 1915 letter to Ashley Smith requesting Waders and "They're over the top already!"

This letter in blue pencil states, "If you want to know where I am get the Graphic of Oct 2nd. There's a birds Eye view of the British front. Right in the middle there's a line like this. We are about the H in the first British. Pleased to hear about the Lancia. Yes, waders and the waterproof overalls to go under the boots. Try Anderson & Anderson, Oxford St, I think. Size for waders you can find from two prs of old boots of mine Doris has. My Goldings are rapidly going. We had an awful alarm. We had come out of the trenches the night before at 4:00 o'clock am. There was an enormous explosion followed by a bombardment. We were called up, the adjutant rushed in and said, 'they're over the top already,' imagine our state!

Yours ever, Cameron"

I've ordered a copy of The Graphic for October 2nd 1915 and will update when it arrives.





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