France Apr 7/17

Dear Mary & Kiddies

It is a wet night so will try to write a line we came out last evening and the sun was shinning good for once & fritz did not hit any one coming out there were more hit this [?] going in he tried to hit us on the road but he hit a road worker we made or our Batt made three trips over to get some of them the pan lake batten was worst this time my new suit is in a state I was out in no mans land on the edge of an old creater (some place) about a lake of water in it with the Iron pills going over in streams & the different lights a few days before we were in a great place safe in side will hold all of us & two or three more with lights, the bigh thing is next time in hope I can write to you whe it is over will wirte if I can soon as it is allowed well pray for the best will write a little to the children Your old man Roy
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