An intensely interesting letter has been sent by Pte. G. T. Hill, of the Army Ordnance Corps, who is stationed at Dover , to Mr. Tom Jones, West End Stores, Ammanford. It contains much that is significant, but, in view of the fact that Dover has a high importance from both military and naval standpoints, we are unfortunately unable to give the communication in its entirety.
The following are extracts :
“I must really apologise for not having written to you before. But, to own up, I detest letter writing. At the same time they do say, ‘Better late than never.'
“Well, we have knocked about a bit since I left Ammanford, having been stationed in turn at Aldershot, Woolwich, and now at Dover : and they say we are, only here for a month. Then, it is abroad – France or Egypt .
I don't care which myself. The place we are in now adjoins Dover Station, and we are loading and unloading trucks night and day as hard as we can go. Our barracks are about a mile from the store base, and we march to and fro every meal time.”
He goes on to say that the barracks are situated in a lovely place, and, following, there is a vivid portrayal of the scenes which are witnessed out in the Channel at night. With the dazzling, piercing light of the searchlights, he says the Channel is lit up like day for miles out : in fact one can see far out the crest of the rolling waves.
“People will talk (he continues), but if you were to see the searchlights playing about at night, you would not think the navy was asleep, but very much awake.”
