Letters to Miss Jeanne Reid
From
Oliver Roy Reid, Spr. 166271
December 2, 1918
Belgium
Dec, 2/18
Dear Jeanne & All-
Your very welcome letter of Nov. 3 received today & as usual very pleased to hear from you. I have very little time to write these days as we are on the march into Germany almost steady every day so I will just be able to drop a line now but will try and make up for it when we get over the Frontier which wont be long now. I had quite a surprise today in a letter from Frank he is O.K. and in the Southern States has been in the army for 15 months but was unlucky enough to be kicked by a horse before his battery left for this country so was held there & has a good job. He says he doesn’t think he could stand a letter from home so maybe I had not better send his address until I explain to him that everything is alright he has sure done some traveling since he left been all over the States and South America. Sorry to hear Pen and Pat also Granding have been laid up with the “Flu” it must be very serious hope they are all together better now, guess some of my letters must have gone astray Jeanne as I have written pretty regular.
I have returned to the Battalion and am on the Postal staff so aught to have a little better luck with my parcels than last year that is if they get this far. Guess you have had a great rejoicing over there since the armistice was signed we can hardly realize it is over yet it seems very strange there are no (iron Rations) flying around, I expect it will be March before we got on our way home but they can send me as soon as they like, I think I ought to be in the first bunch according to service & being married hope so anyhow. Heard today that Joe Pleasence was killed it is outright, it seems hard luck for a fellow to be just out here a few weeks and get an R.I.P & Joe just landed in time for the last scraps or two. Well folks I must close for this time as I have several other letters to write. Hoping all are real well & to hear from you again soon.
Love to all
Roy.
Notes: Oliver Roy Reid page is in the IODE Books of Remembrance with photograph.
Pleasence, Joseph W. Pte. 3132554. 87th Bn. KIA. 29/09/1918
