There are three of us who, to use the army vernacular, "kip together" that is we sleep together and share all the extras we can buy or get sent out from home, One is the friend T joined with from the office by name.—" Cherry" Orchard. His real name ie Roland but "Cherry" fits his surname best. The other is an Trishman he goes by the inevitable name of "Pat" though his proper style and title is John Finn, I am feeling it rather lonesome now as they are up at the trenches, but they will be back on Monday night, Then we are going to celebrate Pat's birthday and my own, as his is on the 30th. We shall probably have ood feed which is the best way celebrate such occasions, and 98 Pat has received a 3 Ib. pot of strawberry and apple jem_ from home we shall have sometfiing to do it on.
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