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To: Mrs. E.J.J. Bell
4A Rotton Park Rd., Edgbaston, Bram.
From: Brian "possibly Bell" 58th legion, 86 Camp, Boroon
Badajos Barracks, Aldershot.
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58th legion
86 Camp
Ox____
Boroon
Badajos Barracks
Aldershot
Telephone 442.
Friday
My Auntie,
Ever so many thanks for your present and telegram - it was ever ever kind of you to remember me at all, much less send me anything. I am in camp at the moment doing o/c Advance Patrol to the "Baroculuim" who came out on Monday, and I'd have written before now I really have been absolutely
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up to the eyes from levride to lights out - devil of a lot of work to do as I've only been given 30 men to mark out and erect tents for 600. I am apparently booked for across the ocean in December - India where our foreign Baddeori is at the moment the station is Jullundier. Personally I'm all for it only I know mummy will be very cut up about it as she doesn't want me to go there. Still,
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XLVIII-LVIII
Talavera
Badajos Barracks,
Aldershot.
Telephone 442
it's got to come sometime and may as well come whilst one is young and fit - at least that's the way I look at it. Besides which I did not join the Army to stick in England year after year, I'm absolutely all for knocking about a sir.
I must away and get on with my job now - should be finished by tomorrow. I am then going out to raise Merry Hell with
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some of my "brother officer" I even had the chane of a faith on my birthday and after all one is 21 once only. Goodbye and once again evern so many thanks all the very best to Teddie, I hope he's fit and like me doing well
Best of love from
Brian
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