Letter to a soldier by Joshua D

Walter Dewey

Private 17966

2nd Battalion

Bedfordshire Regiment

Dear Mr Dewey

I am your great-great grandson and my grandad, Roger Dewey, has been telling me all about you. I know you volunteered in November 1914 and after completing a period of training at Felixstowe was later drafted to the Western Front. I imagine that you were sad to leave your family at home and especially your wife and 5 children, who were under the age on 10. I am writing to thank you for fighting for our country during the First World War. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like if everyone didn’t fight and the Germans won the war.

I know that after only 8 days active service you were killed in the La Bassée sector on the 16th June 1915. Despite having no formal grave, you are commemorated on three war memorials, at each of Somersham, Witchford and the Le Touret in Pas de Calais, France. My grandad and dad have both been to one of the war memorials in France where you are commemorated. One day I would like to go with my dad and see where your name is. Our family will never forget that you bravely gave your life for the country.

Yours sincerely

Joshua

Letter to a soldier by Lilly-Ella

Dear Soldier,

I am writing to thank you for serving us in the country, and the dedication to our great nation.

I feel safe knowing you have fought so hard to save our country and appreciate your bravery helping to protect all of our people. You risked your own lives every day to help make the world a better place so we could all live-in peace.

I can’t imagine what fear went through your minds every single day and the not knowing who was going to survive or die. The horrific things you must have seen upset me greatly. I now have a few questions if you don’t mind.

What did it feel like every day when you had to risk your life for our country? How did you get in contact with your families? Did you get in contact with your families?

On Remembrance Day and every other day, we will remember the fallen soldiers and the surviving soldiers who fought in world war 1.

Yours sincerely,

 Lilly-Ella

Letter to a soldier by Jessica

Dear Denis Baker,

I am writing to you to ask you some questions and talk about the war. Was the war scary to you? Did you get much sleep? Did you ever fall out with anyone? Did you miss your family? Did you score a goal in the Christmas truce? How old were you when you went to war? And finally, did you lie about your age so you could go to war?

At school we have been learning about the war and it is very interesting. It must have been hard work. I would like to say a huge thank you for fighting for us in the war. You must be willing, kind, helpful, and most importantly brave. It takes a lot to go to war and potentially get killed. War was a horrible thing and it shouldn't have happened. You are a great person.

Your sincerely,

 Jessica

Letter to a soldier by Joshua

Dear Mr Henry Atkins

I am writing this letter to you to say thank you for signing up to be a soldier In the First World War and also thanking you for trying to protect our country in doing so. I bet when fighting in the war you saw some, or many horrendous, sights as a young man? I also bet you lost quite a few friends and comrades fighting at your side?  We will all remember and thank them for all they have done for us in our country.    

I am sorry to hear you lost your life fighting for our country in France and that you died so young at the age of 29. I will remember you every Remembrance Sunday and all you have done for us and your comrades also fighting for our country.

Yours Sincerely

Joshua 

Letter to a soldier by Oliver F

Dear Charles Burrows

I am writing to you to say thank you as you made the ultimate sacrifice of giving your life so I can live mine. You died in battle only nineteen years old in the 1st world war. I cannot imagine what your family and loved ones went through losing you at such a young age, the pain you must have gone though.

Know that you will you always be a hero to me and everyone else we are proud of you and forever grateful for a soldier who lived in Skegness. May your soul be never forgotten.

yours always

 Oliver

Letter to a soldier by William F

Dear George William Cook

I'm writing to say thank you for fighting for my country in the first world war. You lost your life on Christmas eve I will be forever grateful for the sacrifice you made. I can only imagine the pain and heartache your family went through. You will never be forgotten my hero.

yours sincerely

William

Letter to a soldier by Anissa

Dear Henry,

Thank you so much for fighting in the war for our country (England), without you and your team then we would loose and England wouldn’t be the same as it is now. When you died you were ready for action and to fight and you died in a very young age only twenty-nine years old. It was just like a year and a couple of months before the war ended when the guns fell silent. Everyone will remember you and all of those who took place and were fighting in war because we will see your names at church. Thank you for fighting for England Henry.

Your sincerely, 

Anissa

Letter to a soldier by Tom A

Dear Soldier,

I am writing to you to say thank you for fighting for our country. You must have been really brave to fight the Germans and end up surviving it. It must have been hard, especially when there was a chance you could be shot or blown up every second. I wonder what your relatives would have felt knowing there was a chance you were dead or seriously injured. If I were them I would have been worried sick!

Now, these are the questions I would have asked you. What did you eat? What would you do if your eyesight started going bad? Did some of you go deaf from the whistling of the bombs as they came down? How did you feel when you heard the call to start fighting? They are all the questions I would have liked to ask you.

Thank you again for saving our country. I hope you lived and died with glory.

Yours sincerely,

Tom

Letter to a soldier by Emerson

Dear John William Hardy,

My name is Emerson and I am a 10-year-old boy who is currently living in Skegness with my mum, dad and my three younger brothers. Today it is Armistice Day in the year 2018; 100 years after the end of the First World War. Today has made me think about all of those soldiers, like yourself, who sacrificed their lives fighting for their country.

I have the upmost respect for you and wanted to write this letter to you to thank you for everything you have done to make the world I live in a better place. You gave up so much for us; your family, your job, your friends and ultimately, your life - something that can never be repaid. You did all this and didn't expect anything back which is very selfless.

I need to thank you for all your hard work and dedication as I know that you would have been expected to do lots of challenging tasks (both physically and mentally) to enable you to prepare for the circumstances of war. I cannot imagine how exhausting it must have been.

I would also like to thank you for your bravery and being strong, both physically and mentally. I realise that I am lucky to live the life that I do because of you. Yes you! You are the good - selfless, hard working, dedicated and much more. Without you and your comrades, I would not be able to live the life that I currently do. Therefore, I am ever in your favour for what you did for me and my country.

Yours Sincerely,

                             Emerson