Letter, May 1918.
One of circa 143 letters, 1913-1918 written by Capt Alexander F Wallace, a medical officer, attached A Coy, British South Africa Police, to his fiance (later his wife), World War One, East Africa (1914-1918).
Wallace, travelling on a hospital ship, anchors off Weston-super-Mare, 9 May. Spent the first week in bed with boils and fever, then on duty rest of the journey. Quote in relation to meeting his fiance again, ‘I really feel quite shy at the thought of meeting you again.’