OSE WWI Transcriptions from the Archives

16: T.G. Hobbs – Woodcote Park, Epsom – 23 Nov 1915 Dear Mr Sing, I was very pleased to hear from you this morning and hasten to reply. I hope to be able to avail myself of your kind offer to put me up for a night later on, as I shall very likely be in the south of England for my leave. I joined the Canadian Infantry and am a private in the 8 th Canadian Battalion. I was 3 months at the front went through the attack at Festubert last may, also at Givenchy in June, and at Ploeg Streete [Ploegsteert] July with out a scratch but July 10 th I went down with a bad attack of malaria, it seems very hard to shake off however I feel more myself now and hope to make a complete recovery. My mother and father are staying at Epsom so I see them every day. Eric [Hobbs] [OSE], my young brother is at the front now doing his bit. I hope he comes to no harm, but it is very dangerous work. I see by the papers that a number of OSE boys have lost their lives. Tommy Hudson [OSE] is missing too, I hear; he and I were great friends at St Edward’s. I trust he will turn up, but it is a slender hope. The weather is very damp and cold here, but we are in good quarters. I will surely come to see you if I get down to Gosport. Trusting this will find you in the best of health. Yours sincerely, T. Godwin Hobbs

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