Letter from Harris William Hoy to Ivy Hoy

My Dear Sister, I hope you are still in the best of health as it leaves me the same I am glad to say. Many thanks for your nice letter which I was so pleased to receive. Well, what sort of weather are you getting? We are getting it very cold here and the ground is like rocks. We had about a foot of snow here last week, there is still plenty still left, it don't seem to thaw at all.

Have you heard from Allan yet? I received a letter from him the other night, poor boy. I bet he was done when he had to leave all those poor kiddies, he told me he thought he was going to the 9th Essex, if so, he will be with Fred Pullen. I have wrote to Fred but I haven't had no answer yet.

How do you get on with Mr Edwards now? Is he still the same as ever? I suppose he asked you how Charlie is very often as he was out there with him last summer 12 month.

Well dear, I think I have said about all for this time except to say let me know how Hiley Green is next time, I never hear anything of him.

Well, goodbye dear sister and God bless you all!
From your loving B, Will xxx

This is the last known letter from William. He was killed at Ypres 17 February 1917 and is in Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Belgium.