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Actions	Letter from Wm Coutts to Father which mentions that "It seems pretty certain that men who enlisted after 1/1/16 are to be kept for the Army of Occupation. My only hope of escape is that the L&L have applied for me"- is hoping "ferverently" that they have. Says he is "not enlisting for 5 minutes longer than I can possibly help. Patriotism that swelled in my bosom has fled". To enquire about this item(s) please contact us archives@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Remove from selection Add to selection TitleLetter from Wm Coutts to Father which mentions that "It seems pretty certain that men who enlisted after 1/1/16 are to be kept for the Army of Occupation. My only hope of escape is that the L&L have applied for me"- is hoping "ferverently" that they have. Says he is "not enlisting for 5 minutes longer than I can possibly help. Patriotism that swelled in my bosom has fled". ReferenceGD136/1/83 Date23 Feb 1919 Extent1 item LanguageEnglish Level of descriptionitem Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch Hierarchy browser GD136 Coutts Family of Glasgow and Lenzie fonds contains 6 parts GD136/1 Letters from Private William Coutts series contains 115 parts GD136/1/83 Letter from Wm Coutts to Father which mentions that "It seems pretty certain that men who enlisted after 1/1/16 are to be kept for the Army of Occupation. My only hope of escape is that the L&L have applied for me"- is hoping "ferverently" that they have. Says he is "not enlisting for 5 minutes longer than I can possibly help. Patriotism that swelled in my bosom has fled". item

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Letter from Wm Coutts to Father which mentions that "It seems pretty certain that men who enlisted after 1/1/16 are to be kept for the Army of Occupation. My only hope of escape is that the L&L have applied for me"- is hoping "ferverently" that they have. Says he is "not enlisting for 5 minutes longer than I can possibly help. Patriotism that swelled in my bosom has fled".

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TitleLetter from Wm Coutts to Father which mentions that "It seems pretty certain that men who enlisted after 1/1/16 are to be kept for the Army of Occupation. My only hope of escape is that the L&L have applied for me"- is hoping "ferverently" that they have. Says he is "not enlisting for 5 minutes longer than I can possibly help. Patriotism that swelled in my bosom has fled".

ReferenceGD136/1/83

Date23 Feb 1919

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LanguageEnglish

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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
  - GD136/1/83
    Letter from Wm Coutts to Father which mentions that "It seems pretty certain that men who enlisted after 1/1/16 are to be kept for the Army of Occupation. My only hope of escape is that the L&L have applied for me"- is hoping "ferverently" that they have. Says he is "not enlisting for 5 minutes longer than I can possibly help. Patriotism that swelled in my bosom has fled".
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