Date
2nd December 1914
Correspondence From
Mela Brown Constable, The Nurses' Home, The General Hospital, Birmingham
Correspondence To
Cyril E Sladden Esq, The Officers' Mess, Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth, near Andover
Relationship to Letter Addressee
Fiancée
Text of Letter
The Nurses’ Home
The General Hospital
Birmingham
2nd December 1914
Dearest
I was very glad to hear from you this morning and relieved to get a postcard telling me you were to remain at Tidworth.
The picture on the postcard is familiar. I heard from Eva Money last night and she tells me that Wilfred has enlisted and is coming home with the South African contingencies to go to the front.
The Eyres-Monsells' gardener, Mumford, is one of the patients on the ward I am in – he loves to talk about Evesham to me.
I am having a half day on Friday and a whole day next week. It seems impossible for us to make any plans to meet so I am just going to resign myself to the inevitable and set my teeth and realise it is no good worrying.
With much love from
Mela
Letter Images
Type of Correspondence
Lettercard
Location of Document
Imperial War Museum
Record Office Reference
60/98/1
Copyright
© The Sladden family descendants and by kind permission of the Imperial War Museum