A mate laid up in hospital with trench fever needs a few pounds

Pages 1& 3 missing, but it appears to be the letter before the one written on 25 Feb below......same paper and handwriting, in pencil...

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....would write you a line. This Trench Fever is a terrible complaint, it gets you mostly in the shins and knees and you get some awful headaches. But I am thankful to say that I am much better now, although I am far from being better. I reckon that I was lucky to get out of France when I did as there is a big stunt coming off shortly, they reckon that old Fritz has over three million men over in France now, he brought them over from the Russian front. Well Norm I was thinking if you could send a cable home to Mother asking her to send me five pounds if you could you would oblige me very much. But of course if it will be too much trouble you can write and let me know. You can just....


York Place Hospital
Lower YL section
War No 2
Brighton
England
25/2/1918
Dear Norm,
Just a line in answer to your very welcome letter which I received this morning. I was very glad to hear that you are keeping well. I am very pleased to say that I am much better now than when I arrived here a week ago. But my legs still ache a great deal and I am still in bed. I suppose I will get alright in time Norm, it is the fortunes of war and I suppose a man has got to make the best of it. Yes a man thinks he is back in Aussie again writing letters to his old cobbers.
Thankyou very much Norm for going to the trouble and getting my cable away. I hope that you have no trouble in getting the five pounds. Yes I will call in and see you when I get down to London. You ask me how am I off for money well to tell you the truth Norm I have not got a penny at present as I missed two pays in France, of course I have a few shillings in my pay book but I cannot get any of it. So I suppose I will have to go without any. Well Norm this is all for this time. Hoping to hear from you when you have time.
I am always your old pal, Alf L Voge