Very many thanks for lovely parcel received a few days ago. Everything arrived in splendid condition except the tomatoes and someone had taken the trouble to stand on them so they were rather squashed, but we cannot help these things can we?
You will no doubt know we have been in the trenches again, and a jolly rotten time we had as it poured with rain the whole time so you may guess we were in a nice state when we came out. Well you will be pleased to know we are out now, and a few miles behind the line and up to the present we are having a decent time of it and only hope we are here sometime. The people here are quite decent and will do almost anything for us. I'm sitting in a house now using their ink and yesterday we had divisional colours given to us to sew on both sleeves so we got some of the girls to sew them on, and they quite enjoyed the fun of it.
I had quite a nice parcel from Sarah yesterday containing sweets and fags and the fags were handy as we were just clean out. I can just imagine I see John escorting Pater round St John's Market, I bet he would have a time. You will no doubt be surprised to hear all our leaves are stopped, but think it is only on account of moving, as we have changed into another Brigade and we are now in the 11th Brigade of the 4th Division, but when writing just put 8th Warwicks B.E.F. I will let you know if the leaves start again and when I think I'll be coming.
Well I think this is all the news, so must close. Hoping all are well, as it leaves me in the pink.
Your loving brother Billie.
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