{"id":819,"date":"2014-10-06T22:36:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T21:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-249197-772718.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=819"},"modified":"2014-10-06T22:36:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T21:36:05","slug":"post-rest-aunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frankcrawshaw.uk\/post-rest-aunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Post rest aunt"},"content":{"rendered":"

6th October 1914<\/h3>\n
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from 9085 Lce Cpl F Crawshaw, 1st Dorset Rgt, 2nd Army Corps, War Office – 6 – 10 – 14<\/h2>\n

to Miss M Crawshaw, 29 Strathleven Rd, date stamped Army Base Post Office 10 Oc 14 – censor 137<\/h3>\n

Dear Mabel<\/p>\n

Just a few lines to let you know that I have received your welcome letter and also parcel which I was ever so glad to get. I have got a pair\u00a0of the socks on and they are alright. The cough tablets where just right you couldn’t have done better and also the chic only I would have just have had some Frys plane, but still you done your best and I am more than pleased with you. Have just got a cake from Ciss a seedie, I was surprised I can assure you thank her from me. I am writing to her today.<\/p>\n

Heard from old Muff she wrote me a letter from the old people and hopes I am alright and trusts to see me soon, I was surprised to hear from them am\u00a0dropping them a line or two. You and Aunt are still Tangoing it I would if I was there, I hope you are enjoying yourselves, I expect things are much better for Aunt now that Mattie is knocking at the door good luck to him and I hope he sticks it.<\/p>\n

Glad to see you are still busy at Stewarts and still mucking along of Stammering Sam. You know that old saying follow in Fathers footsteps its like old May her mar (Man?) was the same.<\/p>\n

I am getting on alright and in the pink, Till I am sorry I am unable to send you any money for sending me the parcels but I will make it up to you later on lets hope so. When you next\u00a0write Till could you manage to send me two red handkerchiefs as I can’t get any and thats what you need on this\u00a0gaff I can assure you.<\/p>\n

I met the other day a fellow who lives at Brixton as well I knew him when we were kids he is full Corporal and he is the Divisional Post Corporal, we had an interesting chat.<\/p>\n

Now I must conclude hoping this letter finds you in the best of health and still merry and bright. Did Uncle Matt get his P card he should have done. I have just heard from Jess, she mentioned that she had heard from you several times and also mentions (C?) Roll on Brixton. Now that all trusting to hear from you soon with love to all from Fruity(?_)<\/p>\n

I remain<\/p>\n

Your loving Brother
\nxxxx Bid x<\/p>\n

Also in the same envelope – same date etc<\/h2>\n

Dear Aunt<\/p>\n

Just a few lines to thank you and Uncle Matt for the kind thoughts as regards sending me that parcel. I was very pleased to receive it and when I found the B paste I thought I was on Furlough at 29 having a afternoon cup of tea a what. Yes Aunt I am very pleased with you, and I shall never forget it either. I am getting on alright and still mucking in along of the Bhoys<\/p>\n

Well how are you all, I am glad to see that you are all in the best of health and now that Wallies is working and Uncle Matt still taking out of the knocker you are getting on alright you deserve a little luck mate if any one does ad I hope Uncle Matt will stick it remember me to Wallie and thank him for his Bovril tell him I hope to be able to ask him what up with his hand shortly.<\/p>\n

Have heard from 60 and also had a cake from Ciss not so bad mate. No cold tea out here or little drops of lizzie (?), could do with a drop of cold tea now.<\/p>\n

Well thats all this time except I was pleased to get Matties letter it was a good one. Now I think this is all the news this time trusting to hear from you soon Aunt sometimes letter take longer than others you can see that by the date. So it is with fondest love to all from your old mucking in chum<\/p>\n

I remain
\nyour loving Nephew
\nBID<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So you get two letters for the price of one today. I’ve broken up the stream of consciousness to make it easier for you to read.<\/p>\n

Frank takes advantage of their little break and writes home,\u00a0happily\u00a0replete with paste, chocolate and cake.\u00a0The Brigade had received\u00a0heavy post the previous day so I suspect Frank\u00a0is responding to various letters and parcels he received. He was very active in sending letters home.<\/p>\n

I am going to split these over the week and discuss their contents in more detail as I did with\u00a0the last letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
<\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \n

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At 2:45pm their rest came to an end. Orders were received to march to\u00a0B\u00e9thisy-Saint-Pierre, from there they went on\u00a0to billets in Verberie, four miles on. The Dorsets’ diary complains that the 14th Brigade held them up for three hours during the second stage of the march. They had marched another ten miles to the west.<\/p>\n

At 11:30pm they received further orders that they were to entrain at Compi\u00e8gne, another ten miles to the north,\u00a0by\u00a07am the following morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

6th October 1914 from 9085 Lce Cpl F Crawshaw, 1st Dorset Rgt, 2nd Army Corps, War Office – 6 – 10 – 14 to Miss M Crawshaw, 29 Strathleven Rd, date stamped Army Base Post Office 10 Oc 14 – censor 137 Dear Mabel Just a few lines to let you know that I have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Post rest aunt http:\/\/wp.me\/p4Wjz3-dd #dorsets #ww1 #100yearsagotoday #LivesOfWW1","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10,2,12],"tags":[8,113,90],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Wjz3-dd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1226,"url":"https:\/\/frankcrawshaw.uk\/6-12-1914-merry-bright\/","url_meta":{"origin":819,"position":0},"title":"Merry and bright","author":"ellimondo","date":"6th December 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"PC to Miss Crawshaw, 29 Strathleven etc franked APO 15 De 14 - chage to Censor No 1611 dated 6-12-14\u2013 written in pencil Dear Till Just a few lines hoping you are in the best of health and still merry and bright I expect by this time Uncle Matt has\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "The Great War"","block_context":{"text":"The Great War","link":"https:\/\/frankcrawshaw.uk\/category\/the-great-war\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":951,"url":"https:\/\/frankcrawshaw.uk\/24-10-1914-men-work\/","url_meta":{"origin":819,"position":1},"title":"Men at work","author":"ellimondo","date":"24th October 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"24th October 1914 Postcard to Miss M Crawshaw, 29 Strathleven Road - dated 26-10-14 but stamped 24 Oc 14 Dear\u00a0Till Just a PC to thank you for handkerchiefs which I was glad to get. 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