Monthly Archives: March 2015

March 31st

After a spell of not making use of his diary, Jack started to make brief notes again. This could have been because a move was in the offing. Route march to Delhi at 6am and back to breakfast

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March 30th 1915

Kingsway Camp Delhi, India My dear Mum & Dad Thanks so much for your letters & also for the P.O. which came safely to hand on Sunday morning. I am very pleased to say that this is the last letter … Continue reading

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March 24th 1915

Kingsway Camp Delhi, India My dear Mum & Dad Thanks very much for your letter received last Sunday, & I am glad to hear that all of you (cats & all) are quite well. I was so awfully sorry to … Continue reading

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mid March 1915, ?Delhi

mid March 1915, ?Delhi [part of letter only, suggested date and address taken from context] Half of the Battallion is going to the Hills in 3 weeks time & half to the Govt. Bldgs, the Fort being garrisoned by Hampshires. … Continue reading

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Monday March 15th 1915

Kingsway Camp Delhi, India My dear Mum & Dad, Very many thanks for your letter received by registered post today and for the P.O. enclosed which is really most kind of you, but you really should not do so, and … Continue reading

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March 15th 1915

Kingsway Camp Delhi, India My dear Mr Young, I must thank you very much for your nice long letter received by this Mail, I was so awfully pleased to hear from you. We yesterday returned from Tuglakabad, where we have … Continue reading

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9th March 1915

Tuglakabad, India My dear Mum & Dad, We are out here on a week or 10 days manoeuvres, so please excuse my making use of a rather rough sample of stationary, which is all I have out here, & I … Continue reading

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March 5th 1915

Local transport – a bullock waggon.  

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Tuesday March 2nd

I was very pleased to get your letters today, and must thank you so very much for the P.O. enclosed, it is really too good of you, but you mustn’t continue that sort of thing, for my finances are going … Continue reading

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Monday March 1 1915

Kingsway Camp Delhi, India My dear Mum & Dad, Many thanks for the papers – your letter has gone astray but doubtless I shall have it in a day or two. I rather expected my letters to go wrong this … Continue reading

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