War letter,
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My Dearest Mary I just received your letter and was very pleased to hear from you. I also received a letter from Mabel which was a nice surprise as I have been very anxious to hear from her also, so this is in reply to you both. Not much has happened since my last letter but we are soon to be called to go over the top. We have been moved again, but not far this time. Whilst travelling I saw many terrible sights which will stay with me forever. We had to pick our way through mounds of bodies infested with rats, feeding on their remains. In the distance we saw our comrades move forward in an attempt to cross No Man's Land, only to be mown down before our eyes .I felt sick to my stomach at the sight of this carnage. One chap was still alive, screaming in...

