Somewhere in France
Pte W R Gullen
No 7 7 2 5 2 1

Feb 11th 1917

Dear Mary & kiddies

I had a fine dream of you Mary last night could see you walking & you came in and you had not been well for you were tired & looking tired so I kissed you on the mouth. in the dream we had been apart for some reason, but felt we will never be parted again it is the only dream I have had of you I think & it seemed so real I saw Willie Rawzel to day he is in the 2nd he was getting water in the line for the cooks Geo. is in England Wounded we are at a school for training for a days I found this pen it is a good one sticking in the wall some one of the 4th's I have got a boil on the neck as big as that other one cannot sleep it came on as we got in so my mind has been kept off somewhat & sweting lots standing on guard with changing for this & that have a bandage on it will not have anyone open it untill it is very soft we came very fast this morning no need of it my cloths are stuck & cold am no good today but this will soon get soft & take the out of my neck & cord & shoulders broke my lower plat have not any but my front ones. this table is not any smoother than my hands. have not washed for six moons you would laugh look colored like will have a good clean up soon be in again in 10 or 12 again wish we had not anymore will get one of your dandy letters soon I hope got one of Freds while in your cake was a peach will write again soon Your old dirty man

Roy