St Edward's WWI Letter Transcriptions

03: C. L. Bleaden – Fourth Army School of Instruction 5 May 1916

My dear Warden, Thank you for your letter of Feb 29th – rather a long time ago. I have just been appointed Lieut and AOG, and have been sent here on a course which is delightful and comes as a great treat, a relief from most of the responsibilities and a great rest; moreover I am my lucky, Noel Hudson [OSE] is on the same course which is splendid, and we often ramble about in the odd half hours: I

do not think there is much chance of my getting my second leave, though it is overdue now, things apparently are not conducive to leave just at present. I met Fairweather [O.S.E] about a week before he was killed, his regiment relieved ours, I did not recognise him, or rather could not put a name to him, he was very small when I left school. Reckitt is still going strong or was when I