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Major Coulson
15^th Batt. R.I.R.,
B.E.F. FRANCE

Dear Coulson,

I received your letter last Tuesday and having neglected to answer your former one, I take a lucid moment in the midst of my many duties to make up for my omission by replying at once.

We are all delighted to hear that you are still rising step by step and sincerely hope that it will continue and that you may come safely through all the lively times that are in store for the Ulsters.

With regard to the postponed event, I hope it will not be for long - drop me a card if you have not time to write a letter to let us know when it is to be, and if you can by any means spare a day or two to visit the Green Isle we will do our best to accommodate you at No. 51¹¹⁵ .

Simpson¹¹⁶ is in France again with a Labour company (3^rd D.L.I) making roads, and being unfit for general service, was only too glad to get away anywhere from Yorkshire and the class of men who are joining up.

You will be sorry to hear that Warren is missing since the 28^th ult. ¹¹⁷ I fear it is all up with him, poor fellow! He has had hard luck: his battalion must have suffered severely judging by the list of casualties in the paper.

McCausland is with an O.T.C. Batt. at Lichfield and seems to be doing well. Brown, Eagleson and Fitzsimons are all 'somewhere in France'. Roy is invalided at Newcastle, and Butler is at York, but I fear he is N.G.

When Hubert¹¹⁸ was home at Hallowe'en he said he had seen you driving about in motor car, but you did not see him - he has been dispatch riding at Headquarters of the 107^th for a long time and is both strong and well, but does not like the French. I am still trying to do two or three peoples' work. Miss Miller¹¹⁹ is not back yet - won't be for another couple of months at least, so all we can do at present is to keep things going, with no new books and an increased issue of over 47,000 last year.

With best wishes for your health and safety.

I remain,

Yours sincerely,

JBG

Major Coulson
15^th Batt. R.I.R.