Tuesday
May 4th 1915

Dear Sister and Brother

I am still here to write a few more lines to you both hoping to find you well as it leaves me at present in the pink of condition so you have no need to bother yourself for I still have a great confidence in myself of pulling through and coming back safe home to you again.  So cheer up for there is better days in store for if there a long while in coming they will come.  Just ask Joe if he will be as good as to send me a nice little pipe out for we get tons of bacca and cigs out here.  So kiss the youngsters for me and tell our little John Willi that I shall expect to see him running about like our Elsie when I come home again.  I have had a rough time of it this last two or three days but I have got over it alright.  So give my luck to all my old comrades.  Tell Joe a pint would go down nice now out here.  So I think this is all this time Nell lass so I will now bring my letter to a close with love to all at home.

I beg to remain your loving Brother

Dick.

Address

Pte J.R.Lorriman 20708
2nd Batt. K.O.Y.L.I. 8th Platoon
Bboy-13th Brigade 5th Division
British Expeditionary Force

Though we are but far apart this letter comes from Heart to Heart.