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Harrogate Herald - 31st October 1917
W H Breare letter
Private E Williams, attached to an aerial
employment company, called to thank me for a watch sent out by me
from money contributed by the Mayoress. I am glad to hear it goes
well. My visitor's mother lives in Union Street, and he has a
brother, Mike Williams, who was also of the WYs, but now of a
Middlesex regiment. Williams himself was billiard marker at
the Crown Hotel. He came over last Wednesday, October 24th, to go
before a special medical board at Oswestry, where doubtless he will
be declared unfit, as he has a defective foot and cannot now march.
He had rather a remarkable experience on one occasion. His company
was warned of a bombardment, but he never heard it and slept
throughout, whilst the rest of his companions took shelter in
dugouts. J W Smith is in his company, and he met a corporal in the
RFA who lives in Denmark Street, but the name has escaped him.
Harrogate Herald - 28th November 1917
Letters
A Turner writes :
Excuse few lines, but I thought I would let you know how I am
going on. You know I came into see you when on my draft leave about
a month ago, with E Williams. Since then I have been out to
France and got wounded in the right foot during the successful
attack on Cambrai, so it didn't take old Fritz long to put me one
over. I think if I had been on the other side I should have given
myself up altogether. Our barrage must have sent him mad when it
opened out. I am going to ask a favour of you if it is not asking
too much. I know it is a lot, and it is : Do you think you could get
me transferred to a Harrogate hospital? I met quite a lot of the old
town boys out there. They were mostly of the -- West Yorks. I
happened to be in the --. They were all in the best of health and
spirits; and were eager enough to go over the top, as trench life
was getting a trifle tedious. It is a lovely day down here, the sun
is shining through the windows. It looks more like a grand summer's
day.
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