#CAPT. E.G. SHUTTLEWORTH

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Letter Home: ...unable to get near a bath for over a month.

Letter Home: …unable to get near a bath for over a month.

June 24, 1916

My dear Mother, Daddy, and Grant:

Of course we always say that we have wet rainy nights whenever carrying out a relief. Well last Saturday night we moved into the line again from support on a damp night and last night, really this morning, came out in nearly absolute darkness through & over sloppy trails caused by yesterday’s heavy rainfall. On such nights where the clouds are heavy…