Letter · 14 Feb 1917 · Flanders Fields, Belgium
We must carry on
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
"I'll admit that occasionally I wonder whether life is worth all the worry we give to it yet at most times I think there is plenty in this life to make it worth living."
"It was just a year last Sunday since I lost Mrs King so you can guess that my thoughts wander back more than ever. You must forgive me mentioning this but it is good to talk to someone even in a letter."
"As I said in a previous letter the problem of life is a great one & I have not yet formulated any theory that satisfies my own questionings. However we must just carry on."
