BR0-08

Trooper W. Brown, 1839
'D' Squadron, 1^st N.I.H
7^th Army Corps
B.E.F. France

Dear Brown,

I have only just found time now to reply to your note of the 27^th April. We are kept very busy here and the changes in the staff are continuous which does not help us much in getting through the work. You will, I am sure, be glad to hear that your old pal, is now 2^nd Lieut. McCausland, and has joined the 18^th R.I.R. at Clandeboye on Monday week, so you see he is getting along all right.

Major Coulson and Captain Simpson⁹ are both somewhere in France as are also Eagleson and Fitzsimons.

Poor Warren was wounded again and captured at the end of April and is now a prisoner in Cassel. About Butler and Roy, I know nothing definite at present. Butler was at York and Roy at Ballykinlar about a couple of months ago but I have heard nothing more since.

I have very little new to tell you about the library; Miss Miller¹⁰ is still away¹¹ but the rest of the older members of staff are still as when you were here, but the juniors keep changing all the time. We are all very busy just at present in the thick of stocktaking and looking forward to the 12^th which is to be celebrated in the usual manner.

I hope you will keep well and safe and will be glad to have a note from you whenever you can spare time from your military and other duties.

I remain,
Yours sincerely,
JBG
Acting-Chief Librarian