Not Liverpool, but it dont half hit you in the heart.
Captain Charlie May, 22nd Manchester Regiment. Writing home to his wife on 16th June 1916. 2 weeks before the Battle of The Somme began.
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" I do not want to die… If it be that I am to go, I am ready.
But the thought that I may never see you or our darling baby again turns my bowels to water. I cannot think of it with even the semblance of equanimity. "
Charlie was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. 1st July 1916.
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