From: Cheltenham
27 Oct. 1918

Dear Mother -

Was very pleased the other day to get another letter from home, yours of Sept. 29, with the nice little note from Arthur. I hope you and Gladys were able to get away as planned from the Teacher's Convention.

We have a busy time here. Rev. 5:30 and 6:30 on Sun. Drill or P.T. before breakfast, Lectures from 9-12:30 and 2- 5:30, except on Wed. and Sat. when we have organized games in the afternoon.

Cheltenham is a very lovely place - prettier even than Hastings and I wish we could stay here for the whole six weeks of the course, but this school is being moved to some place near Shorncliffe in about 12 days time. This will delay us in our course. Lectures ceased last Wed. night and we were told then that we were leaving last Saturday. But, late Fri. night, when we were already, the move was postponed. We have been moving equipment back from the station to the lecture rooms again this forenoon and lectures are to start again tomorrow. They are moving this school out and No. 9 school in. It is strange that they should have to move at all. If we go to St. Martin's Camp near Shorncliffe, it will be like it was at Sandlings - huts again, none too warm in winter. Here we are in large houses as at Hastings. I can see that the course of lectures here is going to be quite difficult. Not much time for study. The flights are divided into six squads of about seven men apiece with a cadet corporal in charge of each. I happen to be one of these cadet corporals so that I have a few other duties here as well. Best of love to all.

Yours sincerely,
Gordon