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Albert French started his Army life training with the 18th Battalion of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps at Gidea Park, near Romford in Essex. He wrote home often and the following excepts from his letters give a snapshot of army life
Dear May

Cheer up, I am coming home next Saturday.
By the way if anybody wants to write to me, they will have to address me like the address below, in the shape of an envelope.
If you address the envelope exactly like this, it will reach me all right.