Had a letter from Gerald Ashton. He has joined the Hon Artillery [HAC Website] [Wikipedia Link] & has volunteered for active service. He seems very happy & enthusiastic working hard too.
Another lovely day.
Mention made in the paper of the wonderful manner in which the English army has left the country. In a comparative short time, vast numbers of men, horses, ammunition & food supplies have been shipped across to France, without a mishap or a casualty & without the newspaper people knowing anything about it. No one knows the day they went.