OSE WWI Transcriptions from the Archives

08: L. F. Cass – Belgium – 13 Jul 1915 Dear Mr Sing, Many thanks for your letter - I am glad you liked the photo.

I know how grieved you must have been to have heard of Bussell’s death. It was sad work and a terribly unlucky bullet. He had so much to do out here and had his Coy [Company] in such fine form. I am so sorry for Mrs Bussell. I have had to take over his company. We have not been in anything big yet, but I expect our turn will come soon. Things out here are extraordinary – utterly different from anything I expected. Periods of ease and quiet – very slightly different from a huge pic-nic, and then times of intense work with scarcely any sleep. Thank goodness the weather has been excellent. I sincerely hope we shall not be here in the winter. I have had several letters from St Edward’s, and they have been most generous, and are sending a splendid lot of periscopes. These are quite invulnerable when you are as close as 24 yards from the German guns, as we were for 8 days. I was very sorry to see that Bussell had been killed - he was a fine man. I have heard from Herbertson [OSE]. He would like a commission in this B n [Battalion], but I fear we are full up. It is good of you wishing to do harvesting. I hope there may be such a crop in England as there is out here – it is magnificent. Please remember me to Miss Sing. Yours very sincerely, L. F. Cass

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