Harrogate Herald - 27th February 1918
Breare Letter
G F Jeffrey, son of our Jeffrey at the works, who,
by the way, used to work for the Harrogate Billposting Company, is
in the Koylies. A brother and another son of Jeffrey are in the
Military Police. They are cousins of AB Seaman F Bussey. The latter
passed through a series of training ships before being commissioned,
these including HMS Redoubtable, Prince of Wales, Venerable, and is
now on the Hindustan. With Bussey came Private S Fawcett, of
the Royal Marines Light Infantry. The pair were on the same ship for
some time, but Fawcett is now in barracks. He is a son of Mrs
J Fawcett, 66 Mayfield Grove, and has been in the service over
three years, having enlisted at Liverpool in 1914, two or three
months before the war started. He wished me to express his thanks to
the Rev S T Dawson, of St Luke's, or the St Luke's people who sent
him a Christmas parcel. He did not know who to write to, hence his
delay in acknowledging. Fawcett has had a fair experience of
war, being at the Dardanelles in 1915 when the Allies attempted to
force passage through the Straits. He was in hospital at Malta for a
time, then came home on 21 days' leave. Later he was commissioned to
the Hindustan. He has two brothers serving with the Colours, Private
Edwin Fawcett being in the Highland Light Infantry. This chap
was wounded on the 1st July, 1916, but has been at the Front again
two or three months. His other brother, Trooper Harry Fawcett,
of the Royal Engineers, has been two years in Egypt and is still
there. A message came from him that he was seriously ill will
diphtheria, but a later letter announced he was improving. It is
some time, however, since his friends heard from him. During one of
my visitor's trips ashore he dropped across Tom Lawson, son of Mr G
Lawson, of the Window Cleaning Company, Chatsworth Place. These boys
expressed gratitude for the Harrogate Herald, but they all seem to
feel that way.
Harrogate Herald – 17th April 1918
Following have sent postcards thanking for the
Herald and briefly stating they are well :
Private S Fawcett
Harrogate Herald – 17th March 1920
Wednesday Gossip
Private S Fawcett, HMS Monarch, writes :
Dear Mr Breare, Just a few lines to thank you for your kindness
in forwarding me the Herald, which I have received regularly each
week this last five years. I have transferred to the above-named
ship, which is attached to the Portsmouth reserve. Last week we
reduced to reserve complement, so it is very quiet aboard here now.
I am looking forward to Easter, when I hope to get a few days leave,
and then it will be a great pleasure for me to call and see you
again. I trust that you and your staff are all keeping in the best
of health, as it leaves me at present, I am pleased to say.
