January 22, 1919 Royal Artillery Mess, Athlone, Ireland

The war is officially over and Bill writes to his older sister Mae about receiving Christmas parcels and his leave to London with his younger brother Harold. Only 8 pages of his letter survive.

 

 

October 31, 1918 Royal Artillery Mess, Athlone, Ireland

Just less than 2 weeks before the Armistice that is to come, Bill writes a letter to Mrs. Gillies, Secretary of the Teeswater Patriotic League, to thank her for a parcel, . He mentions having been in Ireland since February except for 2 months spent in England on a course. He regrets missing all the excitement on the Western front.