From Bob

Phone Annabel and tell her I’ll write to-morrow

Ward A.5

1^st Birmingham War Hospital,

Rednal,

Birmingham,

Aug. 12, 1918

My dear Mother, Father + Sis.

              Well dears I suppose you were all quite surprised to hear about me being hit, I sent you one field card from Rouen and another one just as we were arriving in Southampton.

              First of all my wound is not serious, it is on the left upper arm and is quite a nasty looking affair but as it did not strike the bone it will soon be all right.

              Murray + I were together when I got hit so I do not know how he is. I surely hope and pray he came through the big scrap all right. You can see by the date Aug. 8 when I was hit, when the big drive started up around Amiens that I did not go very far. But this is a story that will have to wait until I get out of bed. I am looking forward to seeing some Red + ladies now so I can get a razor etc. As I have lost everything I owned.

              Will write to-morrow.

                           Bob