Letter · 17 Jan 1917 · Flanders Fields, Belgium
The meaning of life
Herbert commanded one of four companies which took part in a raid on German lines on the 21 February 1917 He died in action that day.
Extracts from this letter
"Do you ever, Daisy, worry about life & its riddle?... I think of my life & especially of the last 7 years I too wonder & wonder."
"Will the mystery ever be solved & what is there beyond this life? I wonder. Do you, Daisy? As a youngster I used to enjoy climbing a hill & then lying on my back gazing away into space & wondering!! ... What are your ideas of life & the here after? ..."
