TCD MS 11274/27 folio 1 recto
Monday 27th Mar [?1916]
My dearest Marie. Here I am late for the post again today. I am on duty tonight and at noon today thought it necessary to take out my engine and clean it. It has been running for seven weeks and has a good deal of carbon deposited on the cylinders. So I made a good job of it and dressed all the valves etc and have just finished now, 5pm, before the light begins to go. Also we have a bit of a battle on which takes up a good deal of ones time and it is nec-