Letter · 9 Sep 1916
Night light
Harry Norton was killed in action on 15 September 1916, at Flanders. His family were not informed of his death for 5-6 weeks, and continued to write to him. Their letters were returned marked with 'deceased'. Harry wrote to his wife everyday - his letters are very descriptive and personal.
Extracts from this letter
"We have come a bit further , and are now in the first Trenches. It is funny the way we work at night, like Owls. I wonder if you can understand this."
"Sometimes ' No Man's Land' is as bright as Manners St. on a Saturday night. Lit up with numbers of Star Shells and ' Very Lights' It is such a dazzling white brilliance, and almost blinds one. If we have not time to lie down, we stand perfectly still, and the remarkable thing is we are seldom seen. The glare just lasts a few seconds. "
