Harrogate Herald - 21st November 1917

Letters

Corporal W Prentice writes : 

Thanks so much for sending me the paper. I had charge of a party carrying rations up the line. Everything went well until I was just about to enter the trench , when Fritz must have seen us. However, I had got my men into safety when he gave us a little "iron rations". I think you will know what they are. I got the rations delivered and back into our billets, so you can guess that I enjoyed laying on my bed having a cigarette and reading the paper. It was as good as a meal. We see plenty of gardens here, but they have all been broken and battered about; no one can realise what it is like unless they see it in reality. I expect all will be left after this war, then Cook's, the tourist people, will be making a fortune out of it. I only hope the war will end.

Harrogate Herald - 28th November 1917

The following are men who have sent us the Army post-card briefly stating that they are well and have received papers and parcels, or whose letters contain views that have repeatedly been expressed by other correspondents, but show their friends that they are all right :

Corporal W Prentice

Harrogate Herald - 5th December 1917

The following are men who have sent us the Army post-card briefly stating that they are well and have received papers and parcels, or whose letters contain views that have repeatedly been expressed by other correspondents, but show their friends that they are all right :

Corporal W Prentice

Harrogate Herald - 9th January 1918

The following are men who have sent us the Army post-card briefly stating that they are well and have received papers and parcels, or whose letters contain views that have repeatedly been expressed by other correspondents, but show their friends that they are all right

Corporal Prentice

Harrogate Herald - 16th January 1918

Post-Cards received :

Corporal Prentice

Harrogate Herald - 13th March 1918

The following are men who have sent us the Army post-card thanking Mr W H Breare for the Harrogate Herald, and briefly stating that they are well and have received papers and parcels, or those whose letters do not contain anything of special interest :

Corporal W Prentice

Harrogate Herald – 29th January 1919

Expressing thanks for the Harrogate Herald, Corporal W Prentice says : 

As noticed the small paragraph where you had me down as killed. I am pleased to see that it has been rectified. We are in a little place called Marbaix, which is on the main road between Landrecies and Avenes. I have been through Tasniers many times. I saw in your paper there were some Harrogate lads there, but up to now I have not come across any. The country round here looks very nice – more like England.