Transcript: No Turk will catch me Letter
No Turk will catch me
1/1 Worcestershire Yeomanry
2nd Mounted Division
Base Egypt
Jan 3rd 1916
My Dear Old Dad,
I was so glad to get your letter + Marjorie’s (Nov 18th). It has been 42 days getting here! I hear there are one or two parcels for me within the regiment but as they are moving camp again + have taken them with them, it will be another week or two before I get them.
I have just heard also that Corpl.. F Hatton is in Barracks not far away so I have written to him to meet me one evening. I hear from the papers you have had pretty severe storms this Xmas. It is usually English summer temperature here, but today is unusually cold and some rain. I have got my horses here, at least one of them + an old plug for the groom to ride. Mine is a very fast pony - no German or Turk will ever catch me! Needless to say I failed on the last signalling course, only one office + about 6 men passed out of over 150 + they + so many others who failed were expert signallers before they came here. I hope the next cable course will be more successful.
I hope you are all well and fit this New Year. By the way Biddy writes that one of the Priory boys (whom I guess to be Cris) has been killed by an accident. She knew no details. It sounds very rough luck. I must write to Uncle Charlie. I must go to bed now it is getting late + I have much to do tomorrow. We shall be disturbed by the arrival of 200 or more officers + men at 2am tomorrow morning.
With love to you all. I am damned glad to see you’ve got conscription coming at last. I am keeping pretty well tho’ I have a sort of chronic throat from the stinks in this camp. Au’voir.
Your loving son,
Brian.
B. Hatton
2nd Lieut.
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