The July 1916 war letter is from Stephen Bennings to his priest, Father Spencer, written after the fighting on the Somme. It is the darkest of the World War I letters in the Helix database.
Bennings came home a few weeks after the Somme and was diagnosed with shell shock.
War Letter: April 1915
The April 1915 war letter is from George, a wounded lieutenant, to his uncle, written from hospital after Gallipoli. It is a collectible Helix database letter with sharp words for Winston Churchill.
War Letter: April 1916
The April 1916 war letter is a short note from Terrence to his wife Emma and their son Harry. It is one of the World War I letters you can read in the Helix database.
War Letter: August 1914
The August 1914 war letter is from Private Arthur Harris, writing home to his parents from Belgium in the first weeks of World War I. It is one of the Helix database's collectible letters, and it reads full of confidence that the war will be over quickly.
War Letter: December 1914
The December 1914 war letter is Gerald's note from France to his friend Alfie back in England, written as Christmas nears. It is a collectible Helix database entry, and it shows the early excitement of the war already gone.