Lance-Corpora; BEN JOHNSON and Doings of Local Boys.
A highly interesting letter containing satisfactory news the morals of the Ammanford boys who are with the Welsh Fusiliers has been received at the Chronicle Office from Lance-Corporal Ben Johnson, of B Company, 8 th Service, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, stationed at Park house Camp Salisbury . He says :-
“I thought the folk at home may like to know how the boys form Ammanford who came away with we to Wrexham are getting along.
I am pleased to say we are all in the best of health and spirits, and want for nothing. Of course, things were very strange at first to freshers, but when you remember what a huge army it is to provide for, you will of course see things must be slow at first in getting straight.
Please take it from me that everyone here in my battalion is well cared for. Of course I can only speak for my own battalion, but I believe all the battalions are equally well looked after.
The training we get is of the best, and most difficult : yet all the men respond to it very well. All the Ammanford boys who came with me are in my tent, and we often talk of things in the old home, in the Amman Valley . I had the Amman valley Chronicle sent on to-day and the boys devoured it eagerly.
| BOYS FROM DRAYCOTT. |
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Corpl. Ben Johnson. Pte's. Wynford Morris, Joe Carruthers, and Walter Williams (the others are friends from other places) |
The names of the boys in my tent are : Wynford Morris, Joe Carruthers, Walter Williams, Johnny James (Pontamman), Jim Jones (Gorslas), David Jones (Gorslas), Tom Williams (Gorslas), Will Jenkins (Gorslas), Jim Phillips (Ammanford).
“All are well and happy. The Plain is a huge place, and it is a fine sight to see all the troops moving in all directions. The men are really smart, considering the time they have been in training.
“We would like our friends to know we are often thinking of them, even if we have not the time to write to them. We meet Tom Treharne and Clements daily. Last night an air ship landed on our parade ground, and instantly was surrounded by thousands of interested onlookers. We see them flying over us hourly, three or four together.”
