Amy

Aug 13

Dear Amy

This is one of many Pretty views about Cairo. All the Mosques of Cairo were built with covering stones that were once the Surface of the G Pyramid of Giza.

Best Love

Stid

4 July 1915

near Cairo

Dear Amy:

I am having a splendid trip. There is plenty to see and learn. These cities in places are very pretty. We were marched to where MOSES was found in the bulrushes. And to Mary’s well and I filled my water bottle and it’s the only fresh water in the district. There is a Port and around it it’s very Pretty.

Love from Stid

Post Card Egypt

21

Dear Amy:

I had last weekend around Wentworth Falls. Saw Bertha, two Aunts & Fell. They are all in good form. I am sailing on Saturday next going on the boat & away next day. Not heard it officially. Saw G. Low for a while a night ago & saw Moorehouse last night. Will write again but am in a hurry now.

Love to all

I will send you a Picture of the Ceramic. It’s not a very good one but the best I could get.

Love to all

Stid

Letter from LIverpool

Liverpool.

Dear Amy,

We hear a lot of rumours such as a bad time with the stock- I hope it will soon be a thing of the past.

I am glad you like your new teacher.  I think you could easily get a better one than Miss Quinn.

I am to sail on the 25th inst. on the Ceramic, an 18,000 ton boat.  She is in the harbour now and is the biggest boat that has crossed south of the equator.  It takes 38’ of water to float her and we are going to India to take the place of the Regulars there and will probably train there for another 7 months before getting into the fight.  Part of my brigade is there now. (the 5th brigade)

Love to all, Stid

13 June

N 39 Sig 18th Battalion

Dear Amy

A last time before I

So, off in the morning everybody is excited packing bags and unpacking and seeing what they can do without. Giving things away and exchanging some boys are writing. Some are jumping about. Sparks are flying every where and the tent is on an uproar because we are going to have a bonfire long…

Love from Stid

Sig 18th Batt

Liverpool

June 9? 1915

Dear Amy

Many thanks. Your letters for and for which.

we may Sail soon we hear a lot of rumours about when we are to go but have got no orders yet and may be here for a few weeks We think we are to to to England. Australians I heard are at the Dardanelles in numbers only supposed to be represented there and the allies are there in big numbers, Australia must be represented ever where there is trouble & our officers feel pretty shure (sic) we are going to England first & proably to Europe later. I saw Little Aunt on Saturday & Sunday last. Spent weekend there with her & Aunt Grace.

Didn’t see Fell. He has a young lady who Aunt Grace thinks occupies most of his spare time.

Love to all & especially your self.

Stid