To Dear Winnie from her daddy who is at Calais in France

Received the 3rd day of July 1916

1/1/1916

My Dear Winnie,

I am pleased you had a nice lot of xmas things. I shall have to come home and see them one day shan't I. I shall come one of these days. I am glad you are a good girl, and are getting better. You get well soon, have to start school again w'ont you and then when I come home have another holliday. Dear Winnie we have got a thief in camp and you tell grandfather he eats tobacco. Cigarette paper as well, funny isnt he. I must close with best love and kisses from Daddy xxxxx xxxxx

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To Dear Winnie from her ever loving Daddy 28/8/1815 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Now Winnie, you hurry and get better, give my love to auntie and uncle and May and Bertie. I will send them a card each.

cat ref 4: To my Darling Winnie from her loving Daddy 28/10/1915 (18 kisses)

cat ref 106: 6 Aug 1915

For Dear Winnie from her ever loving and devoted Daddy (30 kisses)

Cat Ref 107 -Home Sweet Home 5/11/1915

I am very sorry you have not received the other card Daddy sent you, it was such a nice one, but my Darling, if you dont get it, Daddy will send you one like it another day, so here is a pretty one for now. Are you getting better and are you a good girl, have you thought of what you would like me to send you, just left me know wont you and mam too, Daddy sends you both heaps of kisses and lots of love from your loving Daddy (18 kisses) [card from J. J. Saint-Omer - Paris (Marque depose)

My Darling Wife

Jut a card to letyou kow I am quite well and I am pleased to hear you are both quite well. I've received your letter and journal of 17th insnt. I am pleased to hear you got the 2/- I sent Winnie for the collars... I'm glad you like them. All the ladies about here wear them, I notice they are fastened to their coats. You will be surprised at me taking such shock of them and that, but only me is bound to notice something. I dont like their style although there is very few with their natural look... Well Duck, will wish in answer to your letter tomorrow. Fondest love and kiss from our most loving and devoted Husband (26 kisses)

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My Darling Winnie, Just a card in answer, as ever to your very nice letter, ....I thought you were sending me a ...until I turned it over. I'll chat to you when I come home, I am glad you are well and I am dying to see you and mam, you are getting on fine at school, Fondest love and kisses from Daddy (5 kisses)

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My own Darling Wife,

Just a card to let you know I am just about the same as I was when I let home sweet home. I wish to goodness I was with you now, I couldn't find a very nice card tonight, it is getting near Christmas. I am anxiously waiting a line from you , I received the usual parcel from the ? today and card and letter, I must send Winnie a little ? The very fondest love from yours ever Husband Harry xx

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dated 7.3.1917

My Darling Winnie, Just a card hope you are quite well and getting on well with your home lessons it was a shame teacher kept you in from play wasn't it, if I was at home, I would help you do them, I would like the chance to, well Duck I hope you will like this card, I dont think I have sent you one like this before have I. Fondest love and kisses from your ever loving Daddy (8 kisses)

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Postcard " England Forever": dated 28/5/1915

My Darling Wife,

Just a line, hope you are quite well and I hope Connie is getting better poor kid, it is a shame she gets everything in the way of complaints that are going about. I do hope she will soon get better, well Dearest, I am pleased you are getting better weather. Please write soon and let me know how Winnie is. Believe me ever to remain yours Ever Loving.. Husband Harry (18 kisses)

Postcard "England & French Embroidered flags" above: Undated:

To My Darling Wife with very best love and kisses from Harry (14 kisses)

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August 5 1915

From your ever loving and devoted Husband (20 kisses)

Postcard dated 18/10/1916

Dear Minnie, I am sending you this card to thank you for the promises so kindly put in Grandma's parcel. Accept my fondest love Minnie and give Martha the same, Your Loving Uncle (7 kisses) Will (3 kisses)

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Happy Easter: dated 4.4.1917

My Darling Wife, Just a card wishing you a very happy Easter, hope you will get nice weather, I never saw such weather for April before. We have had it cold but not so much snow, it has been snowing here for about 3 days it is quite time we had a change I think. I wish I was coming home for Easter, Fondest Love and kisses yours Ever (12 kisses) Harry

"Easter Greetings" 4.4.1917

My Darling Winnie,

Just a card to wish you happy Easter, I hope you will get nice weather during your holidays not like we are getting here. We have been having snow flakes as big as ?? the last 3 days but it doesn't stop. Are you still having snow, it will be nice when Summer comes wont it xxx Fondest Love and kisses from your loving Dad x

Postcard dated 12.8.1917

My Darling Winnie Just a card ... I am pleased to hear you and Mammy are quite well. I have received Mammy's letter of the 9th. Well I am going for a walk, out on the sands tonight, the last change I'll get for a while. D'ont you wish you could come on the sands with me, I wish you could, it would be nice, we must see about that when the war is over. Fondest Love and Kisses for you and Mam, from your ever loving Dad xxxxx

Postcard dated 1.11. 1916

My Darling Winnie, Just a card in answer to your nice letter you sent me. I am glad you like the collars and I hope you will write to Father Xmas and tell him what you would like, I dont suppose your mam will, but I am coming to see you before xmas, but I shall have to come back again for a short while, and send you some thing from here. Best Ever and heaps of kisses from your darling daddy (8 kisses)

Postcard dated 4.11. 1916

My Darling Winnie, Just a card to let you know I got your letters quick alright! I am glad you like school, but you will have to have a holiday when I come home on leave w'ont you, I have only one scented card this week, tell Mam to smell hers, that will have to do, Best Love and Kisses from Daddy (15 kisses)

27.10.1916

My Darling Wife

Just a card to let you know I am quite well and I trust you are both the same, I have, not received a letter from you lately, I hope I shall get one by morning I think the mail was somewhat delayed last night, I think there was something on which probably held the mail up. Well such I hope you got the collars alright we are having some very bad weather, I hope you are not, write letter tomorrow, Fondest love xxxxx from yours Harry

xxxxxxx 4.11.1916

My Darling Wife

Just a card to let you know I am well and to tell you I received your letter, I am pleased you are well, when I come home, I hope to have a quiet time so dont allow that to troble you, it will be a very nice change I have written to Bert and Bill. Will write to morrow Fondest love and kisses from Harry.

1.101.1916

My Darling Wife

Just a card to let you know I am quite well hoping you and Winnie are the same, I am also pleased to say the weather is much better, I hope you are getting it as nice. I have not heard anymore about leave than what I told you in my last letter. They are still going thank goodness, I hope soon to be on the way. I am quite ready, I only want the order. Fondest Love from our loving Husband

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My Darling Winnie

You are still expecting me home,and I shall be this week with good luck and then you are for it. how did you like the last card I sent . I am sending your card early this week now that you had better get rid of your cold before I come home and Man must too. Heaps of Kisses and fondest love from Daddy (9 kisses)

My own Darling Wife and Daughter,

Arrived Paddington at 11:30 went to Buckingham Place Hotel for a lie down, that is now a soldiers rest. Just had breakfast at M C A and now going to get on the train, no hassle about fairs and tickets, up till now, I hope you are not worrying .. Hope Winnie was alright last night, Always lovong both, Harry (20 kisses)

4.4.1915? [This postcard must be from another member of the family]

Dear Will, Am in Swansea, for aholiday - fine weather ., Im quite brown already How are your family? Love May

Mon [no postmark]

My Darling Wife

You will excuse me sending a card today, but I rally have had no time to write a letter today we are so busy, but such I am pleased to say I got your letter today, the one you sent a day late, I am sorry to hear you ave both got colds, I hope you will soon loose them, mine is a little better and I am pleased to say. Well such I have not started away yet, but I am bound to in a day or two now some of ours... today, will write soon, Fondest lov and kisses from yours ever loving Harry xxx

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Postcard dated 21 Feb 1916

Dear Harry,

We are back here for a night. This is a splendid place. I was on the Beach and Pier this morning. It is great! your loving Bro Will.

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My Darling Winnie

Just another card glad to hear you are alright and I am glad to hear you are going to write to me, it is a long time, since you did that, now I hope you will keep these cards, Ill send you more on Sunday and one for your mam. I hope you are having better weather now and able to get out, how did you like the pictures, thats nice to write while you are having your holliday, Fondest love and kisses Daddy (6 kisses)

9.8.1917

My Darling Winnie

Just a card from your Dad, and when I was your age I hadnt got a dad or a mam so you are better off than I was, you have got both of us havent you. I shall be glad when the war is over so that I can come home and take care of you 2 ducks, this is another war, keeping me from you all this time, but your Dad never forgets you, give mam a kiss for me, wont you. Fondest love and kisses from Dad

postcard dated 14.12.1916

My Darling Winnie

Just a card to tell you to remember that Daddy always loves you and mam, I hope Duck you are quite well and going to school, did you go to bed alright when Daddy went away. The next time the war will be over, tell mam, and it wont be very long. Now I am sending you something else tomorrow some more scented cards this time. Fondest love and kisses from Dad (5 kisses)

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.. My Darling Winnie

Just a card in answer to your letters, you are very much sending me so many letters, but I think it is your mammy who tells you to worry me about writing you a letter, I must send you another card in the week, will tell me if that last riddle I answered is right, I hope Duck you are enjoying your holidays, you cant go to school if there is no fire can you. Fondest love and kisses from your Ever loving Dad (15 kisses)

My Darling Wife

Just a card to let you know I am still quite well, and pleased to say I received your letter of the 6th May please to know you are both quite well, I am sorry to hear they are short of coal in the schools, they cant possibly expect the kids to go if there is no fire, such weather as we are getting now, it is so terrible altogether, and it doesn't look like getting a change just yet, well duck, I will write tomorrow Sat if possible, Fondest love and kisses from ours ever Harry (9 kisses)

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.. Postcard dated 30.5.1917

My Darling Winnie

Just a card to wish you a very happy birthday, I hope this will be the last birthday I shall be away from home, it is rotten isnt it, being away so long. I hope you will like the little present I have sent, I didnt know what to get, it cost so much, that I cant send ? mammy anything else, but a card. Fondest love Duck from our loving Dad xxx

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25.5.1917

My Darling Wife, Just a card to let you know I am quite well and that I have received 2 letters of the 20 & 22 very pleased to hear you are both quite well. I have not received Reynolds? yet, and I dont suppose I shall till tomorrow now, I am just going to turn in , will write tomorrow all being well Duck. Weather is still very nice. Fondest love and kisses from yoru ever lovong Husband xxxx

Postcard dated 14.5.1917 - My darling Winnie, just another card, hope you are well and your arm too, how are you getting on at school you dont write to me now, I cant see whether you are ? or not. I am sure you have had to say in out of the rain, beause mam said so, I think you are forgetting your dad altogether. Be good Fondest lov and kisses from your loving Dad (8 kisses)

Postcard dated 15.5.1917 - My Darling Wife, just a card to let you know I am quite well hope you are the same, well Duck after quite a lot of rain, we have it fine again, everything that grows around us seems to have been affected by the rain, though there is very little to be seen here, there is a tree as I know of, how lovely isnt it, give me Osney to this anytime, John Bull says 3 months more of war hope he is right. Fondest love from yours ever Harry (8 kisses)