Very many thanks for letter received a few days ago from Liverpool; also thank Janey for her letter.
We are in the trenches again, and we are having it jolly rough. The weather is something cruel pouring with rain and blowing a gale at the same time. We came in the trenches with our ordinary boots on, but had to go down to the village last night and get our thigh boots. We had a time going for them, the water was up above our knees in places and today the mud and water is still above our knees, so you may bet we will be jolly thankful when this little spell is up.
You would no doubt get a great shock when you hear Bunny had been killed. It was a great blow to all of us. He was killed the last night in the trenches at the last spell. He was acting team commander, and was just going out to change the sentries when a minerwerfer burst on the entrance to the dug out, so he stood no chance of escape and was killed instantly. He was awfully knocked about in fact I would not have known him, only for the fact that he had a special way of his own of doing his puttees. However we must make the best of it, war is war. There are no signs of our being relieved, of course we have plenty of rumours, but we are fed up with them, as so many that were supposed to be right have turned out wrong after all.
I was sorry to hear Mrs Kennaugh had been ill, and sincerely hope that she is better by this. I suppose you will be very busy. Mater will hardly know what to do with herself when John and you are married and Sarah goes to take up her appointment. I suppose Janey will be rather anxious now about Thompson, but hope he will not be called up for sometime as yet.
I had a letter from Joe and he seems quite cheerful, and he has good reason to be, after having six weeks rest and still out, however I hope they are out for a considerable time yet. Well I think this is all. All leaves are stopped again, and I hear that after the 18th of this month they are stopped permanently, so that is nice isn't it?
Kindly remember me to John and all at Woodside. Hoping all are well as it leaves me in the pink.
Your loving brother Billie.
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