Onboard S.S. "Megantic". Feb. 4 1915

Dear Everybody,

Just have time for a line this morning. Here we are at Queenstown, Iceland ready to disembark. We had a lovely voyage over and think of it little Willie was not sea sick.

We traveled all the way over without a light showing & we left the convoy last night at 9 O'clock & beat it in to here at the rate of 20 knots per hour. Some speed.

We were met by 17 cruisers and 2 battle ships, some pretty sight. We'll never forget it.

Am feeling fit as a fiddle and gained about 10 lbs.. Expect to loose that though. We had quite a few passengers on board so we had a merry trip. Don't know where they are going to send us, but expect it will be in Ireland.

There is no more news at present, say hello to all my friends. Please excuse haste

Ollie.

Front line trench 19 - 8 - 15 August 19 1915

Dear Mother -

Here I am writing you again today from my OP. Weather delightful today but mud in the trenches remains the same.

Received yours of Aug 2nd last night in the first line trenches with five others. I'm glad you are going to meet Lillas. Give her a good time for yours truly. She is a good sport & and gave Ollie a good time in St. John last winter.

She also know Goog very well, and gave him a good. Why? Because he was my brother, at least that's what she told me. I hear from her every now & again.

Now don't get cross because I gave you an address of 15 July. I always get your letters, and have answered every one of them the day I get them, or the next day anyway. If you just put my rank & name with Artillery on the Address I would get it. If the war Office knows where I am. But I just gave you the right address so I would get your mail two or three days sooner.- Yes I got the tobacco & Cigarettes O.K.

About three weeks ago I wrote & thanked you and Dad & Wian for the contents the day I received same and no doubt your parcel will be waiting for me when I go out to the battery tomorrow.

So will drop you a line as soon as I get it.- I know you don't get all my mail for some of it goes astray. Just think of the job they have looking after all our (MISSING) Oh . Yes. You (Missing) have done down to Inch Ana(M) when Austin wanted you too, for then you would met a girl who is at present visiting there from Montreal. (In fact there are two sisters) and I hear regular once a week from her. - Goog also hears from the other one as often as I do. See what you missed. Rather clever of you in reference to the bouy. Eh? But that was a mere trifle. Wake up Mother or I will be married when I get home.

Everything is quiet today as far as our line is concerned. Must close now & please keep up the writing as I love to get your letters.

Love Ollie.

Frontline line trench Aug 18/15 august 18 1915

Dear Mother, Dad & all.

Just a line to let you know am still kicking and this time at the Mud.- Has been raining for the last couple of days and our trenches are in a very bad state. Especially the communication trenches, but the sun is out this afternoon & it will dry up quickly.

Our heavies have just finished shooting at the Germans and the line is very quiet at the present. Have a couple more nights here and then I go out for four days. The mail is just in at the battery & they told me those were five or six letters for me I will get them at 6P.M. when the orderly comes up.- I stay where I am at present(that is in my OP.) till six thirty. I then go down to the front line trenches which is about 80 yards away, and have dinner with the Infantry Officers. I stay with them till 9:15 after this stand too, and I then go back to the infantry headquarters about 1500 yds back & spend the night there with the Col. of the Batt. Coming up here again in the morning about 9. am. Unless something is doing. - Then I come up at daylight. I always have a telephonist with me and am always connected to the battery. & can open fire at a seconds notice. So you see we have a lot of pleasure in this life.

Must close now & my glasses & have another squint at the Germans lines & try to get a few of them. If I can see them.

Love Ollie.

LOST PIECE to start. - I do hope it's mighty soon, as this waiting is hell.

Sir F. Borden inspected some of our troops here the other day, but didn't come near the artillery, as we are always in action.- He just inspected the Infantry that were out for a rest.

Orders came down the other day, to fix our horse lines & billets up for the winter weather. Not very pleasant to look forward to is it. Eh?- It will be quite awhile before little Ollie tucks his feet under the home table again.

Best regards to Glen, Babe, Morden, and love to Dad & Yourself

LOST PIECE