2nd October 1917 - Letter home

Letter home to Mum

Note that the letter is only marked "Tuesday" so the actual date may be a week earlier or later.

News sent back to England

Postcard home to Mum (17th August 1917)

Letter home to Mum and the family (17th August 1917)

Postcard home to brother Percy (19th August 1917)

Letter to Ernie's Dad from his best friend Bradley (21st August 1917) Note that it was usual for those serving together to call each other by their last names, and so Bradley wasn't aware of Ernie's first names or how he was known by his family.

Official notification (23rd August 1917)

29th July 1917 (Sunday)

Very wet.
Wrote letter home.
Card from DM. Letter from Percy.

Original diary entry

Original journal notes

26th July 1917 - Postcard

Postcard to Ernie's brother Percy ...

27th March 1917 - Letter

Letter from Ernie's older brother John ...

1st March 1917

John sails.
Platoon drill, physical, bayonet.
YMCA.

Original Diary entry

26th February 1917

Bayonet fighting, physical, etc.
Letter from John (brother) - to Egypt in SLI ⁽¹⁾.
Washing.

Original diary entry

(1) Somerset Light Infantry