The Armistice is now signed

TCD MS 11290/41 folio 1 recto

TCD MS 11290/41 folio 1 recto

[11th Novemebr 1918]

Dear Mother

The Armistice is now signed and all fighting has stopped so I am writing a short note to let you know I’m going strong.
We had a last couple of exciting days and were unlucky enough to lose our new O.C. poor chap. He went on ahead of the infantry for some reason and got himself riddled with machine gun bullets.
Everywhere we go we receive great welcomes from the Belgians but I dont think I like them as well as the French though they must have been very