Just a line to let you know we are both going along all right and both in the pink. We are in the trenches again but this time it is the reserve trenches as each company has a turn of this and we take the rations up to the trenches each night. We work all night and have a fine time in the daytime. We are about a 1 mile behind the firing line just behind a big hill, and in the daytime we have a fine time. We have river where we can swim. We go to bed about 2.30 a.m. and get up and have breakfast about 11.30 then we have a good roam about.
We went through some ruined houses yesterday exploring and it was awful to see the havoc, furniture all left and skeletons of rabbits in a cage. This is the best job we have had so far as we get such a rest and the weather is so fine you would think we were on a picnic instead of engaged in warfare.
We have just had breakfast and feel in the pink now. We are just waiting to let it get nicely settled and then we are off for a swim. It is a scorching hot day today.
I got Sarah's card last night and will no doubt get your and her parcel when we are out of the trenches. The sherbet is jolly fine so you might send us some more, also please send some candles as we use a lot in our dug-outs.
Well I must close now as the boys are waiting for me so will write a longer letter later. Sorry to hear about Jack Huggins, it is to be hoped he is all right. Hoping all are well at home.
Your loving brother Billie.
We get the shells over here every day, but they cannot see us, so we are all right.
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