Horace Brewer
1887 – 1918
5th Dragoon Guards
British Expeditionary Force
“and about the letter you see in the paper from that fellow of ours at Ypres is quite true as I was there at the time. It was terrible…”. Harry Brewer 19 Jan. 1915
Dear Mother and Dad.
Pleased to receive your letter this evening and hear you are still keeping well. I also got the slip of paper of young Ardley’s death. Yes I could tell you where it was but am afraid to just yet but anyway he was shot through the jaw and didn’t last very long and about the letter you see in the paper from that fellow of ours at Ypres is quite true as I was there at the time. It was terrible.
Well I had several letters and parcels from them all at Pathisurch so am going on fine. Now mother dear you say you would like me to tell you of some of the sights out here but it does not do.
By chance a letter might get through, but its not worth chancing. I received all your cards at Christmas. Now dear I must draw this letter to a close with fondest love to you all.
Your loving son Harry
British Expeditionary Force.
January 19th, 1915.
Read Horace Brewer’s letter to his parents. Letter 1: 19 Jan. 1915 and Letter 2: 23 Jan. 1915