Letter from Newcastle Boy Describes War Front Conditions
The writer, an old Newcastle boy, notes sharing dugouts with fire pots and coke smoke to avoid shells. He mentions mid winter cold, compares it to Australia, and says parcels are sent to 4/S1st but not yet received. The writer was killed a few days after warning.
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