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Convalescent camp notes from August 15 letters
Letter from Wells and H E Fanshaw describes wounds and recovery in a seaside convalescent camp. They discuss uncertain future moves, longing to return home, and observations of sea storms and battlefield reports censored from newspapers. The second message thanks the Landis Red Cross for parcels and reflects soldier morale amid hardship and near-term hopes of leaving the front.
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John Dickson
Arthur Hall
Wells
Lord Roberts
Canada
H. E. Fanshaw
Landis Red Cross Society
Landis