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- c. 12 May 1916 (Création/Production)
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Letter to Ruth Mallory written from 40th Siege Battery, B.E.F. France
She could clap her hands for the present and sing songs because as far as he could tell his fate was a good one. He had feared being sent to a trench mortar battery in the worst part of the line and the thought of telling her and making her anxious had been horrible. It had occurred to him for the first time that married men were out there month after month but she would be spared the worry those wives endured. He had been posted to a siege battery, not the biggest guns but big enough and in quite good general condition as to safety, a quiet place and a good deal of protection and a first rate lot of men. He was living in a cottage for the present with a 2nd Lieutenant as his companion, just the sort of man one wanted. He was brought round by Captain Lithgow and found him reading music and playing the flute. More than half the men in the battery were Scotch including the Captain. Might be busy that evening giving support to the Infantry in the trenches. Hoped he would be in charge of a gun in a few days time.
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Mallory was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Artillery. This made him third in the line of command after Captain Lithgow (Commanding Officer) and Lieutenant Bell (second in command)
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Written in pencil