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| ...We are quartered in "Musty Villa", which is the name given to our dugout. We have to do our grub up securely, or half of it disappears to the rats and mice. But they aren't half so lousy as some people make out they are. | ||||||||||||
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| We're having a rather warm time now, but that helps to keep you alive. We have just about got used and comfortable in our dug out. Others of our dug outs are called "Hotel de Ratty", "The Happy Family" and the "Adobe of Love"... | ||||||||||||
| The shells do not make so much row as I thought they would. They make a whirling tearing noise and scream slightly. You can hear them rush through the air, but you can't see them going. They make a big hole and plenty of smoke when they burst, and bits fly about 50 yards. The bullets make a long drawn out pinging noise. Well dear May must now come to a close with the best of my love to you.
Your loving brother Albert X X X X X X X X |
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Images from WWI illustrate the conditions that Albert described
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