1832 St. Clair Ave.
West Toronto
Ont.
Canada

May 4th

Dear Bros:- Char & Wall

Just a line in answer to your most welcome letter at the same time thanking you for your photo you say say you look rough & believe me you do it upset us all to see you look so rough especially Mother & Dad but we [?] are thankful you are[?] to look rough a good uniform & a shave & you would be yourself again. I am glad you got my & Berts picture you ask how many pairs of Riding Breeches I got we are the only infantry Batt that has got the Riding Breeches issued I have got 8 pairs of good one & 2 pair of fatigues breeches you ask me if it is true I had got the other stripe. I guess I shall have to wait as our compy has got the full limit of Srgts so I shall have to wait until ther is a vacancy. I am senior Corp of our Comp well [?] boy I guess our time will soon be here to leave for the [?] [?] Niagara next Thurs of course theres lots of yarns going around. Some say we go overseas in June but I don't think so. I must say we had a good time at Mays wedding. We made old Herbert speechless on the same night you would have laughed. He did look a Dream & to finish him up, Dad gave him one of his old rank pipes to smoke. That finished him I had to carry him upstairs, everything went off fine Everybody had a good time I got A draft leave. Well old boy you say I would have to drop my stripes if I came with you. Don't think 10¢ a Day would hole me back. I might lose them before I get there if things don't go just right I am sure I shall overstay my leave if ever we do get to Eng. not only that you get lots of Bull as a corpl. the only reason I took them was so as we should not have a stranger to obuss us. I see Elvin [?] Peggy has had a bust up with her Mother so they have moved next door to Ernie Cheal. Elvin do look bad. young kid [?] transfered from us to the 95 Batt I hear they sail on the 12 of May he is in the Bugle Band. Well old Boy I don't think there is any more news so I guess I must close Well Fondest Love to you both from your

Loving Bro & Sister

Alf & Lucy

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(PS) any letters you send to us put Mothers address on as I think we shall be away from the Heydon Household. Mc is moving & I don't like Lucy to stay here by herself [?]

My address is Corpl. Gray. A.R.
769202 11th Platoon C. Comp
174th Batt.
Niagara on Lake

Dolly, Flossie send there love and kisses to you both and they want to know if you like the chocolate and they will send you some more as soon as they save up there money xxxx