Feb 23rd 1915
P.S. Shall expect one of those pictures so don't forget XXXXXX

My Dearest Kate

I received your welcome letter of Feb 1st today that is the first since the one of Jan 19th so I am expecting another one between those dates in a few days. I sent you one of those Field Service postcards yesterday. I should have written a letter but was given to understand that no letters would be mailed from here. We expect to go in the trenches at any time now so that by the time you get this we shall in all probability have been under fire I saw Cecil Small the other day but had no chance to speak to him. He was looking pretty well but was rather in need of a shave. That was the first time I had seen him since he left us at Val Cartier. I had a letter from Necia & Jim the other day, they said your brother & Will's were both out here now so I may drop up against them some day You might let me know what bunch Will's brother is attached to so that I should have a better chance of locating him. I have your brothers address & if we happen to be near them at any time I will look him up. I had the sad news of my Fathers death the other day. He died on the 8th Feb & was buried on the 13th I got the wire on the Friday afternoon to say he was ill & he died on the Mon morning so he didn't have a very long illness at the last. I was glad to hear that Harry was able to be home to see him before he passed away. I am writing to Mr Ault about the deeds of my lot which I want you to keep for me until I come back & if in case I am not allowed to come back you are to keep it for yourself. If you don't hear anything from them in a few days after you get this you might go around & find out if they have received my letter. I am writing them by this mail so they should get it about the same time as you get this. No dear we hadn't left England at the time you had it in the papers over there but we weren't there very long after. Glad to hear that you got the Maple Sugar alright & that you enjoyed it. You didn't say if you had received that photo or not but perhaps you told me that on the letter which I have not received yet. I sent that on the same day as the sugar. Well dear I think this is all I have to say now Please remember me to everyone & let me know as soon as you get those papers I will write again as soon as possible. I think it would be advisable for you to mark all letters to be returned to you if undelivered to save them from getting lost altogether Heaps of love & kisses XXXXXX

From
Your Loving
Jack