Blake, Gerald, Letter, 21-27 December 1914

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to Clive Blake

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Case Study: 
Gerald Blake, an English Participant in the Christmas Truce of 1914
Creator: 
Blake, Gerald
Source: 
letter
Date: 
21-27 December 1914
Place: France
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Contributer: 
McMaster University Libraries
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Copyright, public domain: McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format.

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00000452-6
Language: 
eng
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image
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that riles me. There are plenty of people of his calibre, who during all the years of peace direct every energy against their country's interests and even against her safety (e.g. the Daily News) and directly war comes along, they assume that it is exclusively done and that we are going to all this fag solely for the benefit of them and their wretched little theories. He at once pretends to assume direction of affairs and tells us what we must do. I can only say that I am not over here to support any theory of his. Do you know, he suggests that the Crown Prince should do six months hard?
I have got the Times, D Mirror, Observer and Punch of about the 20.
Dinner is nearly ready so I finish in haste.
Much love to Mother and yourself.
Your affec brother
Gerald
I have forgotten the numbering but think this is 15.
Mease you have not kept these dates
Caroline { built Laird (Birkenhead)
laid down 28 Jan 1914
launched 21 Sept [1914]
completed 17 Dec [1914]
contracted for 21 May 1915
Mark the Zelée as such if you have not done so (by Sharnhorst)