December 27, 1916 pg2

[Letterhead] YMCA logos [left and right, centre says] On Active SErvice
with the British Expeditionary Force

Somewhere in France, Dec., 27/16.

Dear friend, -

Was pleased to get a good long letter
from you, for I like to hear all the news from
Granton.

We had a very good time on Xmas, and
had a good dinner, and supper too as I got
a Xmas cake from my sister Minnie that
day. I got a box of cigars from Oliver
yesterday. I don't know whether he is in
France yet or not. He may be since he sent
the box, as it takes mail from a week to
ten days to reach me from Eng., now at the
Xmas season.

Cecil Evans and Jack Baynes are over
hear some place but not in our battalion.
We have to give an address in the body of
the letter, with our name.

D.H. Radcliffe, No. 802864, C. Co'y., 9th platoon,
4th Can. Batt., B.E.F., France.

Well I'm sure you would have a good
time at the supper at Woodham, they always
do. I didn't know the J.B. Armitage was a
singer, but a prophet is never honored in his