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Letter from Douglas to his mother
NAS: GD486/110
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British General Hospital
Basra
22 June 1916
Dear Mother
Sorry I missed the last mail but was feeling too seedy. Have now been 9 days in Hospital & go to Bombay by the next H[ospital] S[hip] which should be in 2 or 3 days. I shouldn’t be long in B[ombay] before getting a passage home & expect to arrive in England at end of July. Sorry you didn’t put off Aulich [a village in Perthshire] till August or I might have been with you there some of the time there.
This is a weird business this Jaundice. It’s 12 days since I started colouring & now I’m the colour of scrambled eggs all over - eyes and all. It’s not at all troublesome. One feels a bit weak & has no appetite but sleeps well & is quite comfortable. It is prophesied that the change of air to Bombay will put me all right.
Then I shall come home and get leave to fatten up. I was 10 st[ones] 12 [pounds] when I left Devonport & I know I fattened up on the voyage. Now I am 8 st[ones] 9 [pounds]. So Mesopotamia has got a good supply of me. It can’t be said either that I’ve wasted my substance in riotous living…
I don’t think I can say much more at present. It’s rather hot and ice isn’t too plentiful.
Much love to all
Douglas
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