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Letter from Wm Coutts to Father which mentions that he is guarding some tins of petrol from Bulgars with some other men- one of whom is amusing himself by taking pot-shots at stray dogs. More rumours of impending demobilization. "Time-expired" men who enlisted before 1916, men with 3 "wounded" stripes, men whose employers have applied for them and men who have very compassionate grounds for leaving are next to go. Food quality is down- the weather has made it tricky for supplies to get through.

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TitleLetter from Wm Coutts to Father which mentions that he is guarding some tins of petrol from Bulgars with some other men- one of whom is amusing himself by taking pot-shots at stray dogs. More rumours of impending demobilization. "Time-expired" men who enlisted before 1916, men with 3 "wounded" stripes, men whose employers have applied for them and men who have very compassionate grounds for leaving are next to go. Food quality is down- the weather has made it tricky for supplies to get through.

ReferenceGD136/1/82

Date16 Feb 1919

Extent1 item

LanguageEnglish

Level of descriptionitem

Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch

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GD136
Coutts Family of Glasgow and Lenzie
fonds contains 6 parts
- GD136/1
  Letters from Private William Coutts
  series contains 115 parts
  - GD136/1/82
    Letter from Wm Coutts to Father which mentions that he is guarding some tins of petrol from Bulgars with some other men- one of whom is amusing himself by taking pot-shots at stray dogs. More rumours of impending demobilization. "Time-expired" men who enlisted before 1916, men with 3 "wounded" stripes, men whose employers have applied for them and men who have very compassionate grounds for leaving are next to go. Food quality is down- the weather has made it tricky for supplies to get through.
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