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H.J.C. Peirs to Odile, 10 May 1916
No full textJack writes to his sister about his commanding officer returning to the battalion and Jack returns to regular duties
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 14 May 1916
No full textJack mentions soldiers from near their home in a letter to his father;
criticizes the Daily Telegraph
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 28 July 1916
No full textJack describes the sounds made by different guns
in a letter to his father
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 23 August 1916
No full textFollowing an engagement, Jack writes home to tell his mom that he was hit by a piece of shell which only bruised his arm. football
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 26 August 1916
No full textJack still cannot reveal much in letters, but he has a
optimistic outlook about the Somme
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 2 September 1916
No full textJack says his injury is not worth mentioning
they have taken over German trenches
currently under fire from Germans
H.J.C. Peirs to Family, 6 September 1916
No full textJack writes a letter to his family , thanking them for letters, mentions the visit of former Prime Minster Herbet Asquith and an anecdote about an Irish soldier
H.J.C. Peirs to Father, 31 October 1916
No full textJack describes being deployed to the same trenches he has served in before;
German raid was pushed back
H.J.C. Peirs to Family, 2 January 1917
No full textJack talks about news from Verdun; Germans did attack but they kept them back.
French mortar officer is causing problems
H.J.C. Peirs to Mother, 18 March 1917
No full textJack describes journey back to the continent and
visit with Jo in a letter to his mother