Letter · 26 Oct 1915 · Wellington, New Zealand
Talk about sweat
Harry Hall was killed in action at Messines.
Extracts from this letter
"We have been out doing attack work today and had to wear our greatcoats and full equipment and talk about sweat. It simply rolled off us..."
"Greytown is ... dead slow. But however slow it is it is a pleasure to get away from the harsh commands and have some fun. Tomorrow afternoon we pack up and on Thursday morning we start on our march to Trentham. We are to be on the road three days. I hope it won't be raining because sleeping on the roadside under trees won't be too sweet in the wet..."
"We have all received our regimental numbers. Mine is 12/3343. In future we are not known by our name at headquarters but by these numbers. Sounds like prison doesn't it"

